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Thread #99022 Message #2344896
Posted By: Rowan
20-May-08 - 03:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: ozspeak: Sydney or the Bush
Subject: RE: BS: ozspeak: Sydney or the Bush
Senior moments strike again; how could I have got it so mixed up?
Specht's classification has (and I hope the table is decipherable) Density of tallest stratum 70-100%, 30-70%; 10-30%, <10% Ht of tallest stratum Shrubs 0-2m closed- or open- heath; low or low open-shrubland Shrubs 2-8m closed- or open- scrub; tall or tall open-shrubland Trees 5-10m low closed- or low open-forest; low or low open-woodland Trees 10-30m closed- or open- forest; woodland or open-woodland Trees >30m tall closed- or tall open-forest; tall woodland or tall open-woodland
I suspect Guest's US brush may be equivalent to Oz scrub, shrubland or low closed-forest; the biggest forest fires in Oz occur in tall open-forest.