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A silvicultural systems trial has been established by Forestry Tasmania in the Warra Long-Term Ecological Research site in southern Tasmania to compare potentially feasible alternatives to the clearfell, burn and sow system used routinely in Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forest [1]. The purpose is to develop indicators of sustainability and to test silvicultural alternatives where habitat, aesthetics or other non-wood values have special importance [3]. The trial involves examining the impact of different logging and regeneration techniques on various components of the biota, including lichens and bryophytes. The vegetation is Eucalyptus obliqua-dominated forest where the oldest trees are more than 200 years old. Methods adopted for the investigation of bryophytes and lichens are outlined below.
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Kantvilas, G., Jarman, S.J. (2002). Using Lichens and Bryophytes to Evaluate the Effects of Silvicultural Practices in Tasmanian Wet Eucalypt Forest. In: Nimis, P.L., Scheidegger, C., Wolseley, P.A. (eds) Monitoring with Lichens — Monitoring Lichens. NATO Science Series, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0423-7_36
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