Australia: The Land Where Time Began

A biography of the Australian continent 

Littoral Rainforest

This rainforest is similar to Subtropical Rainorest, but occurs in places where it is exposed to salty winds from the ocean, usually on deep high nutrient slate and basalt derived soils and sands, considered to be a distinctive series of communities, more than a subform of rainforest. It is distinguished by the upper canopy being wind sheared by the prevailing winds, it combines the characteristics of Subtropical Rainforest and Dry Rainforest. Some communities contain stands of conifers, such as Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), Plum Pine (Podocarpus elatus), and species such as Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)

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