Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest
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| Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest | |
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| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasia |
| Biome | Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| Elevation | 750–1,100 metres (2,460–3,610 ft) |
| Coordinates | 33°36′S 150°30′E / 33.60°S 150.50°E |
| Geology | Shale |
| Climate type | Oceanic climate (Cfb) Humid subtropical climate (Cfa) |
| Soil types | Shale, minor clay |
The Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest is a wet-sclerophyll temperate forest community predominantly found in the Blue Mountains, particularly in the Wollemi National Park, and parts of the Hawkesbury in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Main tree species include Eucalyptus deanei, Eucalyptus cypellocarpa and Syncarpia glomulifera. Remainder tree species are Angophora costata, Angophora floribunda, Eucalyptus notabilis, Eucalyptus piperita and Eucalyptus punctata.[1] The biome, now extensively cleared, was originally a tall open forest and now survives as woodland or as groups of remnant trees.[2]
The Eucalyptus deanei (mountain blue gum) is a leading supplier of tree hollows for owls, parrots, gliders and other hollow dependent animals including the threatened species Powerful Owl and Glossy Black-Cockatoo.[1]