Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve

Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
28°41′50″S 153°25′24″E / 28.69722°S 153.42333°E / -28.69722; 153.42333EstablishedMarch 1993 (1993-03)[1]Area0.21 km2 (0.1 sq mi)[1]Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteAndrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature ReserveSee alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A subtropical jungle remnant of the Big Scrub, the 21-hectare (52-acre) reserve is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Lismore. Far less than 1% of the original Big Scrub now remains.

Features

Marbled frogmouth

The Reserve's red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearby Mount Warning, and later volcanic flows from the Nightcap Range.[2] Average annual rainfall at Lismore is 1,340 millimetres (53 in).[3]

The Reserve is the largest and most important of the remnants of the Big Scrub. The area previously known as "Big Scrub Flora Reserve" is larger; however, it is not considered part of the genuine Big Scrub further to the south.[2]

Over 170 species of trees, shrubs and vines have been recorded at this reserve.[4]

Significant rainforest tree species include white booyong, rosewood, long jack, red bean, koda, cudgerie, white cedar and black bean.

As at most of the Big Scrub remnants, large Moreton Bay figs are prominent at this reserve. It is also a habitat for the seldom seen marbled frogmouth.

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b Floyd, A. G. Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. Vol. 2. p. 19. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
  3. ^ "Lismore averages". Bureau of Meteorology.
  4. ^ "Big Scrub Nature Reserves: Plan of management" (PDF). NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. December 1997. ISBN 0-7310-0894-4.
  • "Amendments to the Big Scrub Nature Reserves: Plan of management" (PDF). NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. July 2006. ISBN 1-74122-230-3.
  • "Big Scrub Nature Reserves: Plan of management" (PDF). NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. December 1997. ISBN 0-7310-0894-4.
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