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Authors

Renae Douglas, University of Notre Dame Australia
Dylan Korczynskyj, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
John Koch

Title

Re-establishing the Cycad 'Macrozamia riedlei' Following Mining

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Alcoa of Australia has mined bauxite for the production of aluminium since 1963 in Western Australia's northern Jarrah ('Eucalyptus marginata') forest. While the company has made significant advances in its rehabilitation methods some plant species still pose a challenge in restoring native Jarrah forest vegetation (Koch 2007). The cycad 'Macrozamia riedlei' (Zamia), is a key species in the Jarrah forest, but is under-represented on rehabilitated sites (around 50/ha) compared with densities in adjacent unmined forest (around 1000/ha).

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Associate Professor Dylan Korczynskyj

Recommended Citation

Douglas, R., Korczynskyj, D., & Koch, J. (2011). Re-establishing the cycad 'Macrozamia riedlei' following mining. Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 19(3), 11-12.