Introduction:
The Simpson Desert is a large area of red sand dunes, in between the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Queensland, and is the world's largest sand dune desert. The explorer Charles Sturt, who visited from 1844 – 1846, was the first European to discover the desert, the desert has a very hot, and dry climate. Rainfall is not seen much, averaging only about 150 mm per year, falling in summer.
Producers:
The producers of the Simpson Desert *Strzelecki Dunefields* is limited to drought- resistant shrubs and grasses for example, "zygochloa paradoxa" grass that holds the dunes together, spinifex, and other grasses of side slopes and desert floor between the dunes.
The Channel Country section lies to the northeast of the desert, …show more content…
Mammals of the desert include the kowari, and some birds include the grey grasswren and eyrean to name a few.
Lake Eyre and the other wetlands are important habitats for fish and birds, as a breeding ground for waterbirds. Some include, the freckled duck, musk duck (Biziura lobata), silver gull, Australian pelican, great egret, glossy ibis, and banded stilt.
Decomposers:
The decomposers for the Simpson Desert are quite generic, for example you have your fungi, bacteria, earthworms, millipedes, termites and so on.
Food Chains & Food Webs:
*We have some examples on the board, just describe them then carry on.*
Human Impact:
The human impact on The Simpson Desert is actually not that bad, and we really have to worry about introduced species. In the future something must be done to eliminate these threats. These strategies could include,
- To track down and kill the species, humanely.
- To provide rewards to the public for getting rid of them.
- To create a poison that is placed on native plants, that isn't harmful to the plant, and only to the species that are to be killed
- Put bans on imports of these species, to
The Simpson Desert is a large area of red sand dunes, in between the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Queensland, and is the world's largest sand dune desert. The explorer Charles Sturt, who visited from 1844 – 1846, was the first European to discover the desert, the desert has a very hot, and dry climate. Rainfall is not seen much, averaging only about 150 mm per year, falling in summer.
Producers:
The producers of the Simpson Desert *Strzelecki Dunefields* is limited to drought- resistant shrubs and grasses for example, "zygochloa paradoxa" grass that holds the dunes together, spinifex, and other grasses of side slopes and desert floor between the dunes.
The Channel Country section lies to the northeast of the desert, …show more content…
Mammals of the desert include the kowari, and some birds include the grey grasswren and eyrean to name a few.
Lake Eyre and the other wetlands are important habitats for fish and birds, as a breeding ground for waterbirds. Some include, the freckled duck, musk duck (Biziura lobata), silver gull, Australian pelican, great egret, glossy ibis, and banded stilt.
Decomposers:
The decomposers for the Simpson Desert are quite generic, for example you have your fungi, bacteria, earthworms, millipedes, termites and so on.
Food Chains & Food Webs:
*We have some examples on the board, just describe them then carry on.*
Human Impact:
The human impact on The Simpson Desert is actually not that bad, and we really have to worry about introduced species. In the future something must be done to eliminate these threats. These strategies could include,
- To track down and kill the species, humanely.
- To provide rewards to the public for getting rid of them.
- To create a poison that is placed on native plants, that isn't harmful to the plant, and only to the species that are to be killed
- Put bans on imports of these species, to