Jarrah forest is tall open
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
in which the dominant overstory tree is ''
Eucalyptus marginata
''Eucalyptus marginata'', commonly known as jarrah, djarraly in Noongar language and historically as Swan River mahogany, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tree with rough ...
'' (jarrah). The ecosystem occurs only in the
Southwest Botanical Province
Southwest Australia is a ecoregion, biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna.
The region i ...
of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. It is most common in the biogeographic region named in consequence
Jarrah Forest
Jarrah forest is tall open forest in which the dominant overstory tree is ''Eucalyptus marginata'' (jarrah). The ecosystem occurs only in the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia. It is most common in the biogeographic region named i ...
.
Most jarrah forest contains at least one other co-dominant overstory tree; association with ''
Corymbia calophylla
''Corymbia calophylla'', commonly known as marri, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a tree or mallee with rough bark on part or all of the trunk, lance-shaped ad ...
'' is especially common, and results in which is sometimes referred to as jarrah-marri forest.
Considerable amount of research delineates northern, central and southern jarrah forest
[Strelein, G. J. (1988) ''Site classification in the Southern jarrah forest of Western Australia'' Como, W.A. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia. Research bulletin 0816-9675 ; 2. (not printed in book)] which relates to rainfall, geology and ecosystem variance.
See also
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Darling Scarp
The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to t ...
References
Natural history of Western Australia
Vegetation of Australia
Eucalyptus
Forests of Western Australia
Lists of forests
Southwest Australia
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