Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub
Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub/ Sydney Coastal Heaths | |
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Themeda Grassland | |
Geography | |
Area | 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
Country | Australia |
Elevation | 60–100 metres (200–330 ft) |
Coordinates | 33°55′1″S 151°15′59″E / 33.91694°S 151.26639°E |
Geology | Sandstone, shale |
Climate type | Humid subtropical climate (Cfa) |
Soil types | Clay, sand |
The Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub, which also incorporates Sydney Coastal Heaths, is a remnant
Geography
The scrubland is found on wind-blown (
It was once present as an almost uninterrupted band near the coastal perimeter of Sydney, where it covered 5,300 hectares of land between North Head and Botany Bay, but now there are very few parts left in Sydney, with only around 5-10% of the original area present. It mainly occurs on senescent and nutrient poor sands either on dunes, sandplains or on headlands.[1]
It is now recorded in the local government areas of Botany, Randwick, Waverley, and Manly Councils.[3] The heathlands are recorded in the coastal sandstone plateau, which grade into dry sclerophyll forests.
Ecology
The community generally features sclerophyllous heath or scrub species on coastal sandstone highland with infertile, shallow, somewhat moist soils, although small residue of woodland and low forest may occur.
It is dominated by woody shrub species, such as, Banksia aemula Banksia serrata, Leptospermum laevigatum, Monotoca elliptica, Acacia longifolia, and Acacia suaveolens, with stunted eucalypts, such as Corymbia gummifera and Angophora costata. Mallee varieties of Corymbia gummifera, Eucalyptus camfieldii, Eucalyptus luehmanniana and Eucalyptus obstans may be found on coastal heaths.[2]
Understorey species include Pimelea linifolia, Persoonia lanceolata, Philotheca salsolifolia, Pimelea linifolia, Ricinocarpos pinifolius, Styphelia viridis, Xanthorrhoea resinosa, Haemodorum planifolium, Hypolaena fastigiata, Lepidosperma concavum, Lomandra glauca, Xanthosia pilosa, Bossiaea and Lepidosperma concavum.[3]
Shrubs on the coastal heaths include
Fauna
Animals include
See also
References
- ^ a b c Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub of the Sydney Region Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–2016). Retrieved 14 September 2022. Text was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ a b c Sydney Coastal Heaths. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2022.