




Eco-system services provided by Casuarinas
- Nitrogen fixing through blue green algae root associations
- Roots bind the soil and reduce erosion
- Nesting sites and perches for birds
- Bores and other insects as bird food
- Host for Mistletoe (link)
- Fruit are parrot food
- Seedlings browsed by kangaroos
- Flowers nectar for birds, bees and wasps
- Litter encourages fungi and orchids
- Wind abatement on coast
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