the beauty of standing deadwood

[sean]

very nice!!

[David Humphries]

Was out looking at these today, shortlisting for an Invertebrate study later on.

 

Some are natural, and some have been created over the last 8 or so years.

 

Mainly Oak, an Elm, a Sycamore, Beech, Ash & Hornbeam.

 

 

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[John Hancock]

Lovely pictures David.

[sean freeman]

Some shots from Jacobs Creek South Australia May 2010. All Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gums)

[David Humphries]

Some shots from Jacobs Creek South Australia May 2010.

 

......and there was me thinking, that these shots would of been acres of grapes on the vine

 

 

Nice collection of shots sean.

What sort of inverts & fung host on these typically?

 

Do you happen to know if they are manged at all, in terms of being plotted, surveyed & worked on?

 

 

 

Here's a mass of habitat, worryingly in the wrong location

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

......and there was me thinking, that these shots would of been acres of grapes on the vine

 

 

Nice collection of shots sean.

What sort of inverts & fung host on these typically?

 

Do you happen to know if they are manged at all, in terms of being plotted, surveyed & worked on?

 

 

 

Here's a mass of habitat, worryingly in the wrong location

 

 

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oooohhhh that one in the middle would make a fine pollard!

[sean freeman]

Do you happen to know if they are manged at all, in terms of being plotted, surveyed & worked on?

 

I don't David, but I hope to get some kind of response from an email I am sending the visitors centre regarding the trees and their significance...I'm sure they are aware of the attraction they represent hence their retention in such close proximity to the main drive.

 

Just what the history of this group of trees is I really don't know....there is nothing as impressive for miles around (at least as far as I could tell from the road....I know hardly definative!)

 

I am unaware of any solid work on the ecology associated with River Red gums, there are a couple of theses to be published soon coming out of Tasmania regarding long term studies into deadwood fungal associations on 'old growth' (100 -150yr old) logs.

When these are only published within a uni or other education institution they can be difficult to access.

 

The same Tasmanian research site has produced some excellent work on obligate beetle relationships to the older deadwood.

 

The Uniqueness of Habitats in Old Eucalypts:

[sean]

good to see standing deadwood shots from NZ.....cheers for that Sean.....good to se shots full stop......seems the message is getting across.

 

Heres some more from Richmond Park. Particularly love the last one......3 stages of an oak tree. Veteran seen through the 'eye' of a monolith with one for the future in the background:thumbup:

[David Humphries]

good to see standing deadwood shots from NZ.....cheers for that Sean.....good to se shots full stop......seems the message is getting across.

 

Heres some more from Richmond Park. Particularly love the last one......3 stages of an oak tree. Veteran seen through the 'eye' of a monolith with one for the future in the background:thumbup:

 

 

 

 

"Through the window of time," appears appropriate.

 

Great composition sean

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

@ seans request! some dust within my lens so apologies for dark blots in skyline, hama needs a new toy:thumbdown: