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Bringing Back the Rainforest – the Tocal experience
$24.95
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A unique look at the fate of a remnant rainforest and its riparian zone. This book shows the revegetation program at Tocal and tells what worked and what didn’t. Many colour photos and species list.
Contents
- Chapter 1
- The original communities of Tocal and the Hunter
- ‘Brush’ or rainforest
- Rainforest types
- Descriptions of the main rainforest communities
- Chapter 2
- The history and management of the rainforest
- The situation today
- The state of the waterways and remnants
- Chapter 3
- Regeneration works at Tocal
- Dairy plantings
- Bona vista house site
- Glendarra – Point paddock
- Glendarra – Cabinet timber demonstration area
- Outcomes
- Webbers Creek regeneration
- Results
- Remnant patch – Tocal Homestead
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4
- What has been learnt from the Tocal experience
- The problem
- Sites for restoring the forest
- Restoration treatments
- Some recommendations for regenerating rainforest species along riverbanks
- Control weeds
- Prepare early
- Planting and protection
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Rainforest tree species list
