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Thamnic (and Gallery) Rainforest
Montane Rainforest
Figure 16.2. Forest profiles of the four main structura l/floristic types of rainforest
in Tasmania.
within Tasmani a, and provide a useful basis for the categorization of
conservation and reservation of rainforest. The Athrotaxis alliance contains one floristic/structural group (termed open-montane forest) , which
is confined to high altitudes. Where it contain s elements from the associated mont ane vegetation as well as the more typical rainforest elements.
Most Tasmanian rainfor est falls within the Nothofagus cunninghamii
alliance subdivided into thr ee floristic/structural groups, which largely