Restoring Woodland Understoreys
Trial Update
August 2009
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The following photos show the effects of the field trials in August 2009.
The short term effects of sugar addition are especially noticeable.
Bakes TSR – general view of grazed and ungrazed plots (Aug 2009)
Cumberoona TSR – view from ungrazed, burnt plot to grazed, unburnt plot.
Treatment effects are not obvious at this stage. Native spear-grasses (Stipa),
Capeweed and Paterson’s Curse are dominant.
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Cumberoona TSR – grazed, no sugar added (August 2009).
Capeweed and Paterson’s Curse dominate
Cumberoona TSR - grazed with sugar added (August 2009).
Spear-grasses and bare ground dominate.
Paterson’s Curse and Capeweed plants are small and stunted.
This is a short-term effect.
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Cumberoona TSR – grazed, boundary between no sugar (left)
and sugar (right) treatments (August 2009)
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Contact details
Dr Suzanne Prober
Associate Professor Ian Lunt
Mr Ian Cole
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Project Sponsors
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