Alfred National Park

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Alfred National Park
Alfred National Park (Victoria)
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Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 17 ″  S , 149 ° 21 ′ 37 ″  E
Location: Victoria , Australia
Specialty: warm temperate rainforest
Next city: Cann River
Surface: 30.5 km²
Founding: 1925
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The Alfred National Park is a national park in eastern Australian state of Victoria . It is located in eastern Gippsland , 388 km east of Melbourne . The 3,050 hectare area was declared a national park in 1925.

history

The park has long been inhabited by the Bidawal Aborigines, for whom it has great spiritual and cultural significance.

Flora

In the park you can find examples of the warm temperate rainforest , especially the "jungle" of Mount Drummer . Compared to the tropical rainforests in Queensland or New South Wales , this is "impoverished" rainforest, which shows the southern limit for this type of ecosystem. This region is of biogeographical interest as the meeting point of the flora from the subtropical north of Australia and the vegetation from the cool, temperate and arid zones from the south and west of the continent. As a result, many of the plant and animal species found here are rare in the state of Victoria.

The rainforest biotope consists of a closed roof made of myrtles with various types of lianas , ferns and epiphytes . The park is particularly known for the occurrence of four species of tree fern . These include the species Cyathea cunninghamii , Cyathea leichhardtiana and Cyathea marcescens . Various epiphytic orchids , such as the orange-flowered orchid ( Sarcochilus falcatus ), the rock orchid ( Dendrobium speciosum ) and the species Caladenia flavovirens , Plectorrhiza tridentata and Pterostylis grandiflora also occur.

Wildlife

36 species of mammals, 167 species of birds, 22 reptiles and 14 amphibians have been registered in the vicinity of the park. Endangered animal species in the national park include the long-footed potoroo ( Potorous longipes ), the giant bag marten , the New Holland owl , the black owl ( Tyto tenebricosa ) and the giant owl ( Ninox strictua ).

The park was badly damaged in the Ash Wednesday forest fires in 1983.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Management plan of the park, August 1998 ( Memento from April 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; English )