Editing Eucalyptus marginata (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
''Eucalyptus marginata'' occurs in the south-west corner of Western Australia, generally where the rainfall [[Contour line|isohyet]] exceeds {{convert|600|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}}. It is found inland as far as [[Mooliabeenee, Western Australia|Mooliabeenee]], [[Clackline, Western Australia|Clackline]] and [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] and in the south as far east as the [[Stirling Range]]. Its northern limit is Mount Peron near [[Jurien Bay, Western Australia|Jurien Bay]] but there are also [[Disjunct distribution|outliers]] at [[Kulin, Western Australia|Kulin]] and Tutanning in the [[Shire of Pingelly|Pingelly Shire]]. The plant often takes the form of a [[Mallee (habit)|mallee]] in places like [[Mount Lesueur]] and in the Stirling Range but it is usually a tree and in southern forests sometimes reaches a height of {{convert|40|m|ft}}. It typically grows in soils derived from [[ironstone]] and is generally found within its range, wherever ironstone is present.<ref name="Gardner" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Eucalyptus: An illustrated guide to identification|last=Brooker|first=Ian|publisher=Reed New Holland|year=2012|isbn=978-1-921517-22-8|location=Chatswood, N.S.W.|pages=214}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Perth Plants|last=Barrett|first=Russell|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4863-0602-2|location=Clayton South, VIC|pages=124}}</ref>

The [[jarrah forest]] occurs in either intimate mixtures or as a mosaic of different forest types with marri (Corymbia calophylla), wandoo (E. wandoo), powderbark wandoo (E. accedens), blackbutt (E. patens), karri (E. diversicolor) and yellow tingle (E. guilfoylei).<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-94-009-3111-4 |title=The Jarrah Forest: A complex mediterranean ecosystem |date=1989 |publisher=Springer Netherlands |editor-last=Dell |editor-first=B. |location=Dordrecht |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-94-009-3111-4 |isbn=978-94-010-7899-3 |editor-last2=Havel |editor-first2=J. J. |editor-last3=Malajczuk |editor-first3=N.}}</ref>

The area of jarrah forest at the time of European settlement is estimated to have been 2.8 million hectares, although the species occurred over an area double that size. Sixty five per cent of the original forest area remains, with approximately 1.6 million hectares on public land. The forests are located within the south-west botanical province of Western Australia which is recognised as one of the world’s 25 global biodiversity hotspots, with approximately 7,400 species of vascular plants, half of which are endemic. It is home to 245 vertebrate species, comprising 29 mammal, 150 bird, 44 reptile, 11 amphibian and 11 fish.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bradshaw |first=F.J. |url=https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/Reference%20material%20for%20jarrah%20forest%20silviculture.pdf |title=Reference Material for Farrah Forest Silviculture |access-date=6 January 2025 |publisher=Department of Parks and Wildlife: Forest and Ecosystem Management Division. |date=June 2015 |edition=FEM061 Forest Management Series. |language=English}}</ref>