Araluen(Ar) Land System(15 sq miles) Hills and rolling country on deeply disaggregated granite with massive Is and texture-contrast soils and tall woodland, mostly cleared 00出② 7 十 Granite AE
Araluen (Ar) Land System (15 sq.miles) Hills and rolling country on deeply disaggregated granite with massive earths and texture-contrast soils and tall woodland, mostly cleared
and Area and Soils Unit Distribution Land forms egetation Land Class Crests and slopes of higher Structured red soils, Springfield Tall woodland(Angophora, I -1 A obs. Throughout ridges and spurs; dominant.(Gn3.12, 3.22), and red and yellow E. tereticornis, E. Inellio-S1.70 ly smooth convex forms; massive earths, Michelago(Gn dora) now mostly cleared minor tors and outcrops 2.15)and Scottdale( Gn 2. 22) Themeda climax often hard largely confined sional hollows; modal slopes oa, Dichanthium, Panicum 20-3590; slumping in steep efusum, Eragrostis, ruderals valley heads Crests and upper slopes of Texture-contrast soils with red As for unit 1; some now| IV-Vle, t. 4 obs. Throughout lower ridges and spurs; clayey neutral to mildly alkaline under introduced pastures S I80-100 dominantly smooth convex subsoils, Mackellar(Dr2. 22); min - or cultivation forms; outcrop very rare; or red massive earths, Michelago modal slopes 10-20%; slight(Gn2. 15) sheet erosion 35 Lower slopes in rolling and Probably massive red and yellow as for unit 1; most now ll-lVe -t 0 obs. Throughout undulating country; no out-earths under introduced pastures. I100 crops; colluvium 2-5 ft or cultivation thick; modal slopes 4-8% Older alluvial fans; mainly Grey and brown massive earths IIT-IVI obs. Sporadic coarse gravel and sand; Tarago(Gn2.84), and gravelly red S.90-100 modal slopes 2 uniform medium-textured soils Woodleigh(UmL. 43) 5% Alluvial terraces, flood- Variable soils; shallow uniform As for unit I; most now[II-l[ld 3 obs. Throughout plains, and channels medium-textured soils underlain by under introduced pastures m3, w2 nd, Rivervale(Um1. 2), on small or cultivation; E. viminalis S.i.80-100 terrace remnants; deep uniform and Casuarina cunning. fine-textured soils, Majors Creek hamana common along (Uf6. 5), and loamy yellow massive channels earths underlain by deep layered materials. Scottdale(Gn2. 22)
Wroxham ( Wr)Land System(70 sq. miles) Rolling country on granite with texture-contrast soils; dry scleorphyll st(E. rossi-E. mannifera)or savannah woodland (E. melliodora) ally cleared. 0:0 100ft 十 Granite Ally avium
Wroxham (Wr) Land System (70 sq. miles) Rolling country on granite with texture-contrast soils; dry scleorphyll forest (E. rossii-E. mannifera) or savannah woodland (E. melliodora), partly cleared
Land Area and UnitDistribution Land forms Soils Vegetation Land class 20% Crests and upper slopes; Mainly shallow to moderately deep Ineast, dry sclerophyll forest IV-VIct-4. 5 obs. Throughout scattered outcrop including texture-contrast soils, Nyora(Dr(E. rossii-E mannifera como,-d tors; modal slopes probably 2.12), Mackellar (Dr2.22),at nd nunity with Acacia mearnsi,S 1.60 10-20% Boro( Dy3.82); minor structured Stipa, and Danthonia);in (Gn3.74), and yellow massive (E. melliodc earths, Feagans(Gn2. 61) with the same both areas partly 5 As for unit 1, but with no Texture-contrast soils, mackellar cleard ora-E bridgesianal 2 obs. Throughout outcrop (Dr2. 22)and Cowper (Dy3.41 S. I % Mid slopes; 100-500 ft long: Texture-contrast soils. Ridsdale Between dry sclerophyll Ve,-4Pa-I. patches of colluvium in de- massive earths, Tarago(Gn2.84) land(E pauciflora and E.S1.60-70 pressions; modal slopes elliodora-E. bridgesiana probably 7-10% with some E. dives, ground cover Aristida: partly cleared and under Themeda ∠U Lower slopes; colluvium; Texture-contrast soils, Boro(Dy Dry sclerophyll forest(E. IVey- 3 obs. Throughout 100-500 ft long; shallow 3.82 )and Glenco(Dy3. 23): minor rossi-E. mannifera com.pa-4.m swales; occasional gullies; uniform coarse- textured soils, Hill- munity), downslope open.1. 70-89 thin cover of aeolian sand in view(Uc4. 2) savannah woodland(frost aces pocket community): Dan annuals Valley foors; colluvial fill I Probably as unit 4 Minor valleys. fairly dense S1.80-90 0 obs. I Throughout 50-100 ft wide in minor mixture of E. melliodora valleys; alluvial Rats up to 500 ft wide in major valleys pauciflora, often with patches numerous gullies of Melaleuca and Lepto open savannah woodland (rrost pocket community). grasses as in unit 4; partly
Advantages of the ISP rovides a landscape-wide perspective of biophysical resources and general landuse capabilit provides an integrated, ecological perspective of the landscape; the land unit is conceptually interesting made good use of available technology
Advantages of the ISP provides a landscape-wide perspective of biophysical resources and general landuse capability provides an integrated, ecological perspective of the landscape; the land unit is conceptually interesting! made good use of available technology