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    A primary ecological survey of the Kentbruck Heath
    Hore-Lacy, Ian L. ( 1970)
    Introduction: The Kentbruck Heath is an area in the far southwest of Victoria, about six miles in from the coast, and almost mid-way between Portland and Nelson. The flora of the area is exceptionally rich and diverse, and is relatively undamaged. The western two thirds of the area was proclaimed as part of the Lower Glenelg National Park in 1969. For these reasons it was decided to investigate it by means of a primary ecological survey. This survey occupied only 12 months, and this limited the type of work which could be undertaken. The area known as the Kentbruck Heath can be broadly delineated on a map by the Kentbruck Road and F.V.C pine plantations on the west, Inkpot Road on the north, Heath Road and Kentbruck Settlement on the east, and other agricultural development on the south. The detailed survey was restricted to a representative square mile of this, but general observations confirm the validity of some extrapolations from the data obtained. By way of comparison, an area to the west known as Bulley Ranges has also been the subject of preliminary survey.
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    The ecology of Acacia malanoxylon R. Br.
    Farrell, Thomas Patrick ( 1973)
    The genus Acacia Mill. consists of more than 750 species of shrubs and trees (Willis, 1966) found throughout much of the tropical, sub-tropical and warm temperate zones of the world. It is usually divided into two main sections, the Bipinnatae and the Phyllodineae. Species in the former section possess bipinnate leaves throughout their entire life-span, and are found on the Australian, African, Indian and North American continents. In the Phyllodineae the rachis of the bipinnate leaf expands vertically to form the adult foliage of phyllodes. Some examples of transitional stages between these two foliage forms are shown in Fig. 1.1. With the exception of a few species on islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the Phyllodineae is confined to Australia. (From Introduction)