Rocky Plains
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There is/was a large sphagnum bog at the north-west end of Rocky Plains tucked around the corner from the main part of the plains. I estimate the area of this bog to have been around 8 hectares. Photo 1 shows part of this bog. The lighter coloured area in the centre is where the sphagnum has been substantially removed/destroyed. The lighter colour being the colour of the replacement vegetation. The darker areas around it are the remaining edges of the sphagnum bog. A small stream, typical of the channelisation described elsewhere can just be discerned in the centre foreground of the lighter area.
The “Mid Bog” photos 2-8 show damage within the lighter area of destroyed sphagnum bog, including remnant clumps of sphagnum.
Photo 9 shows a largely intact edge of the sphagnum and the following “Edge Bog” photos show damage beginning to occur to the intact edges of the bog.
The last 2 photos show nearby damage to a shiny round leafed plant. That is the threatened Alpine Marsh Wort - Nymphhodies montana.
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