- Title
- Age distribution of Slender Cypress-pine (Callitris gracilis) within Pine Plains, Wyperfeld National Park
- Creator
- Gibson, Matthew; Florentine, Singarayer
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Text; Report
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/54011
- Identifier
- vital:3307
- Abstract
- In semi-arid north-west Victoria, Slender Cypress-pine (Callitris gracilis) is an important tree hollow forming species for hollow dependent fauna, particularly the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Lophocroa leadbeateri). Long-term management of the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo must be based on an understanding of the age distribution of Slender Cypress-pine within important habitat areas and the age at which the trees form suitable nesting hollows. This project involved an investigation of the Slender Cypress-pine population within the Pine Plains section of Wyperfeld National Park, north-west Victoria. The objectives of the project were to determine the relationship between stem diameter and age of Slender Cypress-pine, and investigate the age distribution of the Slender Cypress-pine population within Pine Plains. Determination of the relationship between stem diameter and stem age will enable the determination of the number of years trees require to start forming hollows, and to form large hollows suitable for Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo breeding.
- Publisher
- Centre for Environmental Management, University of Ballarat
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Slender Cypress-pine; Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo; Habitat; Trees; Victoria
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