The mean annual litterfall at two dry woodland sites in central Queensland
was 1129 kg ha(-1) for an open E. populnea F. Muell. woodland (n = 2 years)
, and 2318 kg ha(-1) for a woodland dominated by E. cambageana Maiden (n =
1 year). Leaves formed the largest component of total litterfall, which var
ied seasonally with a spring-summer maximum. Annual litterfall at these sit
es conformed with a pattern of decreasing litter production with declining
annual rainfall, consistent with a range of eucalypt-dominated communities.