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Fire plays a major role in the ecology of the forest with many plant species depending on fire to regenerate. However, in unfavorable conditions fire can be extremely intense, spread very quickly and threaten nearby properties as well as laying waste to entire ecosystems. If intense fires occur less
554:'The nature of pre-European native vegetation in south-eastern Australia: a critique of Ryan, D.G., Ryan J.R and Starr, B.J. (1995) The Australian Landscape - Observations of Explorers and Early Settlers', Benson, J. S. and Redpath, P. A., in Cunninghamiana V.5(2), pp. 285-328, 1997.
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In 1997 a major fire burned close to 1,435 km of the forest. An extremely dry winter and spring in 2006 saw a number of large fires develop, including the
Pilliga 4 Fire in November/December which burned out 740 km on just its first day.
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occur in some areas. In the west "sand monkeys" (abandoned creek beds) are common. In the east is a heavily eroded sandstone mountain range, visible in outcrops such as those around Gin's Leap between Baan Baa and
Boggabri.
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The forest contains at least 900 plant species, including some now widely grown in cultivation, as well as many threatened species. Some areas of the forest, particularly in the western
Pilliga, are dominated by
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545:'Vegetation changes in the Pilliga forests: a preliminary evaluation of the evidence', Norris, E. H., Mitchell, P. B. and Hart, D. M., in Vegetatio V.91, pp. 209-218, 1991.
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Most land within the
Pilliga is in crown tenure, either as State Forest (2,416 km), Nature Reserve, State Conservation Area or National Park (2,770 km).
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than 15 years apart there can be a loss of plant and animal biodiversity. The magnitude of historical
Pilliga bushfires correlates extremely well with the
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Fauna recorded from the
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Salt caves: shallow sandstone caves in the middle of the
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spp.). However, there are a variety of distinct plant communities in the forest, some of which do not include
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The geology of the area is dominated by Pilliga sandstone, a coarse red to yellow
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A Million Wild Acres: 200 years of man and an Australian forest
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Pilliga Pottery: off the highway north of Coonabarabran
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Sandstone Caves Walking Track: Pilliga Nature Reserve
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There are many attractions in the forest, including:
632:"Pilliga Nature Reserve - fire management strategy"
108:wrote a historic account of the Pilliga called
25:Dandry Creek Gorge in the south of the Pilliga
428:Intermittent wetland in Pilliga National Park
416:Intermittent wetland in Pilliga National Park
404:Intermittent wetland in Pilliga National Park
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57:The Sandstone Caves, Pilliga Nature Reserve
475:"Forest Management plans (Western Region)"
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500:"Pilliga National Park (map)"
479:Forestry Corporation of NSW
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300:Towns in the area include
214:Warrumbungle National Park
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569:Arizona State University
392:View from the fire tower
616:http://www.birdlife.org
521:Rolls, Eric C. (1981).
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641:. 2006. Archived from
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296:Access and attractions
253:glossy black-cockatoos
218:BirdLife International
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111:A Million Wild Acres
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565:"Spectral analysis"
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304:, Pilliga,
140:plagioclase
118:Environment
699:Categories
669:30°45′35″S
652:2 February
574:2 February
462:References
380:Fire tower
144:iron oxide
106:Eric Rolls
506:21 August
484:21 August
368:Salt cave
188:eucalypts
180:Callitris
175:Callitris
132:sandstone
75:Australia
434:See also
322:Baan Baa
318:Boggabri
310:Baradine
306:Gwabegar
302:Narrabri
186:, while
184:she-oaks
152:alluvium
142:and 10%
129:Jurassic
91:Gwabegar
83:Narrabri
79:Baradine
594:Birdata
355:Gallery
286:El Niño
156:Gilgais
123:Geology
104:Author
100:History
87:Pilliga
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240:, and
220:as an
199:koalas
148:basalt
138:, 15%
136:quartz
646:(PDF)
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279:Fires
654:2007
602:2011
576:2007
527:ISBN
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