Mallee

Mallee is an Australian vegetation type, the more than 250,000 square kilometers of Australia covered. The " scrubs and shrublands " ( bushes and shrub lands, MVG 14) consist of two to ten meters tall eucalyptus bushes. The species known as the Mallee have Lignotuber and are more stocky. There are around 200 mallee eucalyptus species. They are the driest eucalyptus companies and occur most often in areas with 200 to 350 mm ( 130-800 ) precipitation on, especially in Mediterranean climate with winter rainfall ( Zonobiom IV). With more rain dominate single-stemmed eucalypts, acacias less. The area in which they occur, ranging from 117 ° (Western Australia ) to 147 ° east longitude, and especially from 25 ° to 36 ° south latitude, and includes approximately 250,000 km ².

The core zone of 250 to 400 mm of precipitation on limestone soil is addressed as typical Mallee. In the east there are two Mallee types: the Eucalyptus incrassata type with a species-rich understory of sclerophyllous shrubs in south - temperate zone and dominated by halbsukkulenten Chenopodiaceae in the understory semi-arid, eremäischen Mallees with Eucalyptus socialis, Eucalyptus dumosa and others. In the west there is a smooth transition from the much -born Mallees to the single-stemmed Woodlands, especially in the Goldfield area. In drier areas of the Mallee be higher. In general, the Mallee at the same locations in the West are higher and reach up to 27 meters, while they do not exceed nine meters to the east. Mallee often form from burls that are highly sought after by knife makers and for turning work, because they form a particularly beautiful. The density of the wood, which is found in these burls, is very high (1200-1300 kg / m³). It can therefore be very well polished. Well-known name for this burl are: Red Mallee, Mallee Brown, Yellow Box, Coolibah and Goldfield.

Fire is an important factor in the Mallee. The eucalyptus trees scatter their seeds, especially after fire, while in the soil seed bank is not available. The fire interval in the core area is around 20 years.

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Woodland (disambiguation) Goldfields-Esperance
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