Cape York Peninsula Essay

Improved Essays
The Cape York Peninsula (CYP) Bioregion is located on the Northern Queensland, which are included woodlands and rainforest along the east coast.()
As a result of its geographical position, regional weather and countless havens, therefore, Cape York had a vital ecological value for the Australia regarded as pest and disease controls among the entire areas (The Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, 2014).
Cape York Peninsula is a high-risk area for the entry of exotic animals.() These invasive animas could not only threaten the viability of our ecosystem but could also destroy the existing natural habitat among species such as plants and endangered animals. Typically, a several invasive species have been found in the Cape York Peninsula bioregion, for instance, feral pig, feral
…show more content…
Another key fact to remember is that as momentous clustering of pig plundering actions was detected, the more nests had been ruined.Whytlaw, et al. (2013) analysed the data from 161 turtle nests and recogised that 60 marine turtle nests were creacked by feral pigs depredation events, which is approximately one-third.
The destruction of feral pig degradation events could affected plants in tropical rainforest, as well as the living creature in Cape York Peninsula. One study by Mutchell, et al. (2007) examined the living seedlings rate in rainforest of CYP that there were 31% more living rate within the protected enclosures than in those unprotected areas. Apparently, there was a strong general trend of more seedlings surviving in the absence of pig diggings in the dry stratum and in the wet stratum had an overall greater mean number of alive seedlings in the exclosures than in the

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Emma Marris presents us with a new way of viewing nature in the first chapter of her book, “Rambunctious Garden”. She explains that the definition of nature depicted in our “glossy magazines” describing a place “somewhere distant, wild and free” is incorrect, as it “blinds us” from the truth (Marris 1). Marris argues that we must adjust this definition to also include the nature found in “the bees whizzing down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan” and “the butterfly bushes that grow alongside the urban river” as well as the nature found in “managed national parks” (Marris 2). She uses experiences gained during her time spent in the forests of Hawaii and in Australia’s Scotia Sanctuary as evidence to support her argument. Marris also makes the point…

    • 858 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Barmah-Millewa Forest

    • 1853 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Introduction: One of the Victorian ecosystems that interested to me and that is Red Gum. It is generally found at low altitudes (below 500m) in low to medium rainfall area (250-1000mm) with best suited to flat/ gently rolling country with near watercourses or on alluvial soils due to the periodic floods. Ecosystem of the Red Gum varies across the state due to the climatic and geographic range. One particular Red Gum site is listed on the Living Murray initiative which is Barmah-Millewa Forest, one of the six icon sites in the Murray-Darling Basin and internationally renowned site under the RAMSAR Convention. Barmah-Millewa Forest is located on the Victoria/New South Wales border, the area is holding roughly around 6-8 state forest in one…

    • 1853 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Spencer Dennis Mr. Reagan AP United States History 13 September 2012 Compare and Contrast: New England and Chesapeake Settlements The founding of the economic and social footprints in America began before it was even a country during the period of colonization before 1700. These colonies were split up into two main portions, New England and the Chesapeake Bay areas. And though these areas share a few of the same characteristics, the key differences between New England and the Chesapeake Bay are what made each region unique. While New England was formed for religious purposes, Chesapeake Bay settlements were formed mainly for economic gains.…

    • 652 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Broome - Climate - Due to Broome’s unique location it is very hot during summer and has nice weather during the winter because it doesn’t get as cold as it would in the Southern Highlands because Broome is closer to the equator, tropical regions and is in the west of Australia and is not subject to cold winds blown from Antarctica. January to March is the wettest time of year in Broome. Tropical cyclones can occur from November to April but are most common in January and February. Between January and March is the monsoon season, which can bring cyclones, rain and possible flooding. Thunderstorms with spectacular lightning displays are common.…

    • 756 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    Mike Cawthon BIO106-Topics in Environmental Science Professor Julie Allman October 22nd, 2014 An exotic predator's ecological impact on Florida ecosystems The sub-tropical environment of southern Florida supports a wide variety of introduced exotic reptile and amphibian species. The majority of these species were introduced by human activities. Irresponsible keepers, animal dealers, and the international trade has released large predators like African and Asian pythons, South American tegu lizards, and African monitor lizards into new ecosystems, which have the potential to create environmental havoc in ecosystems where no such predators exist. Varanus niloticus, the Nile monitor, is an African monitor lizard which was introduced into…

    • 2259 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Zebra Mussels Invasive species are pretty common this day and age. An Invasive species is a species of animal living in an ecosystem it does not live in naturally (NISC, 2006). Usually, when a new species is introduced into the ecosystem through humans, it does not have any natural predator. This means the species invading the ecosystem can reproduce all it can, taking the ecosystem over.…

    • 524 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Pterois Voltans

    • 1298 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Pterois voltans, commonly referred to as the lionfish, have been added to the invasive species list. Lionfish are very difficult to remove from their newly found home once they are established. Pterois voltans find an abundance of preferred prey in the new area, a lack of predators in the same community and surrounding…

    • 1298 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity” (Edward Owen Wilson, 2006). The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981 and stretches for more than 2300 kilometres along the northeast coast of Australia, including an area of about 347 800 square kilometres of seabed. It is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world with 2500 coral reefs and is home to more than 1500 species of fish and 5000 species of mollusc. Approximately 215 species of birds are found on its islands and cays. Despite the GBR being given World Heritage status the health of the GBR has declined to date.…

    • 1716 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Norway Rat Research Paper

    • 694 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Invasive species differ from regular non-natives, in that they adversely affect habitats and biodiversity across the whole community. I will be showing you an example of an invasive species, the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and its effects on the environment around them. The Norway rat is believed to have originated somewhere in central Asia, along with other rodents. It, along with the Black rat arrived in Europe, around the times…

    • 694 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Raven et al. (2014) defines biogeography as a study of the geographic distribution of species, and ties tougher how the species are related or not related and natural selection. Moseley et al. (2014) define biogeography as the study of patters that may form in the biotic environment and we can use the scientific process and information gathered from the past and present to study the distributions of plants and animals. Moseley et al.…

    • 1638 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The goal of the website One Island is directed to inform the reader about the history of food and agriculture in Hawaii. This source helps the reader understand the old ways of life in the ancient Hawaiian times and their self sustainable methods of farming. In this website, the author explains how we can use the land to create a more self sustainable and eco friendly community. The information contained in this source is reliable because they backup their information with studies done by large organizations such as the FDA.…

    • 1898 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A lot of people travel to New York and Florida personally; I travel to New York a lot because that's where I am originally from. I love traveling back and forward to New York and Florida and seeing the difference between the states. The weather, the fashion and the lifestyle are totally different when going from Florida to New York. I love the difference that we have from New York, I learn something new every time. People ask me all the time would I move back to New York and my answer will remain, no not if I don't have to…

    • 591 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Introduction: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), one of the world’s most precious marine ecosystems, has been deteriorating due to poor water quality (Kroon et al., 2016). One of the main reasons for this substantial decline in water quality over recent decades is agricultural runoff of nitrogen, pesticides/ herbicides and sediment (Figure 1). In fact, the water quality is most affected in the inshore areas in the southern and central regions near the most intensive agriculture. The impacts are biophysical in their effects on the marine animal and plants of the Reef. For example, coral cover declined about 50 percent from 1985-2013 (Brodie et al., 2013, p.2).…

    • 1607 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Invasive Species

    • 1234 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Invasive species is defined as a non-native organism that has negative impacts on the environment, the well being of surrounding species (including humans), and the economy. For an organism to become invasive it must first be an introduced non-native species, then an established species, and then it must thrive and reproduce to be considered invasive. Only about ten percent of all the species move from one group to the next and finally become invasive. In the end, very few species can be considered invasive, but the ones that fit the category are harmful in many ways. The trip to the Pool Wildlife Sanctuary brought to light many species that are not native to the Lehigh Valley area and have had several effects on the surrounding area.…

    • 1234 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Lost Colony Essay

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Over five hundred years ago, 118 settlers disappeared out of thin air. The Roanoke Colony was a bunch of settlers that wanted to make the new world (America) repopulated and successful. John White was the leader of the colony right before it disappeared. Virginia Dare was the first English child to be born in the new world. Some of the main theories sounds correct, but there are no evidence to back them up.…

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays