The Paperbark swamps are found in lowland coastal areas and provide a buffer zone between the shoreline, estuaries and river systems. Their understorey has a variety of ferns, grasses, orchids and epiphytes. The extensive root system of the paperbarks create sediment mounds which allows the germination and survival of less water-tolerant plants such as the cabbage-tree palm (Livistona australis).
Source: Clarke, R. (1999). Never Say Never. The Banyan Tree Creative Services.
