Shale Sandstone Transition Forest

Shale Sandstone Transition Forest
Shale Sandstone Transition Forest
	The transitional forest at Heathcote National Park
Ecology
Realm	Australasia
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Borders	Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands Basalt Forests; Cumberland Plain Woodland; Southern Highlands Shale Forest and Woodland; Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest;
Geography
Area	162.64 km2 (62.80 sq mi)
Country	Australia
Elevation	50–300 metres (160–980 ft)
Coordinates	33°59′59″S 150°54′40″E / 33.99972°S 150.91111°E
Geology	Sandstone, shale, laminite and siltstone
Climate type	Humid subtropical climate (Cfa)
Soil types	Clay, sand (podsol, entisols, lithosols), loam

The Shale Sandstone Transition Forest, also known as Cumberland Shale-Sandstone Ironbark Forest, is a transitory ecotone between the grassy woodlands of the Cumberland Plain Woodlands and the dry sclerophyll forests of the sandstone plateaus on the edges of the Cumberland Plain in Sydney, Australia.

Listed in 2001 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the forest lies between other ecological communities found on shale or sandstone substrates.