The Forest is alive with life. It's very nature relates to a complex series of interactions between the living organisms it contains. Biology has traditionally studied the individual elements, but each living organism is not isolated but interacts with its environment. Ecology studies these interactions and the interdependance of each element that make up ecosystems such as this forest.

Biology	Ecology
Plants Bats Birds Frogs Monotremes Mammals Marsupials Reptiles Insects Arachnids	Forest Sub-Types Within Werakata Kurri Kurri Sand Swamp Lower Hunter Spotted Gum/Ironbark Hunter Lowlands Redgum Forest Kurri Sand Melaleuca Scrub-Forest Central Hunter Riparian Forest Riparian Melaleuca Thicket Distribution of Forest Types The Streams
To understand the distribution of habitats one must look to the physical environment and the historical influences on them. Soil types influence what plants weill grow and how well they grow. Soil types are the result of the local geology, weather and topography. Fire Human influences Aboriginal European Weather Geology Topography Soils Water quality

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