The Daintree is one of the only habitats for the endangered Southern Cassowary. There are a lot of cassowaries in the Daintree.
the Echidna has a wide distribution of its kind, including the tropical rainforest. the Echidna has strong, sharp spines over the body, and strong, short legs with long claws for digging, and a long sticky tongue for feeding. It feeds on ants, TERMITES and beetle larvae from the soil.
Beetles are very important in the rainforest for decomposition.There are a large range of beetles in the rainforest. Some tree you will find holes in the trunk of the trees. The largest are often covered by sawdust which are created by the Auger beetle. Smaller holes are caused by the powder post beetle Ambrosia. And where a Cycad …show more content…
placed on the north east coast of Queensland, . At around 1,200 km the Daintree is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in Australian . Along the coastline north of the Daintree River.The rainforest is named after Richard Daintree, an Australian geologist and photographer.
This also includes Daintree National Park, Daintree river and some privately owned land, with a community residents with 5 people living there.The tropical rainforest ecosystem of the Daintree Rainforest is Almost the most complex on earth. Its plant diversity and structural complexity is unrivaled on the Australian continent and represents the origins of its more familiar ‘Australian’ flora.
Millions of years ago the Australia was warm and humid also rainfall was plentiful. During that time rainforests strived that was there best point. As Australia became more arid, There were less and less Rainforests around. In the Daintree region, however the climate and topography were ideal for a rainforest to stive, so the area became one last remaining refuge for rainforest. In this refuge many species were able to live comfortably without reason to change. Their descendants that are still living in the forest today ,some about 110 million …show more content…
Parts of the rainforest is controlled by the Queensland Forestry Department, who cut down ancient trees and sell the timber . logging has been a major factor contributing to the vulnerability of the Daintree. After World War 2, Australia’s economy began to grow larger and more people wanted timber. Numerous timber mills were built to log trees from the Daintree and transport People build infrastructure to make things more rapid and cheaper. Not only did logging become more rapid but this infrastructure also polluted the are which contributed to greater carbon based pollutants in the biosphere and hydrosphere in the surrounding area.
Mining
Mining is another threat, although has not yet become active. Tin mining leases are held over parts of the area, and if these go ahead many plants and animal species will be lost.
Tourism has a part in impacting the environment. More than 400,000 people visit the Daintree Rainforest each year, which means thousands of Cars Buses going through the forest. Tourism is one of the most detrimental environmental force to the Daintree’s vulnerability. The demand for tourism will also increase the amount of cars and infrastructure built in the area. Tourists may stay in nearby Cairns or Port Douglas and visit both the rainforest and the reef in the one holiday. However, most tourism operators are mindful of their negative impact to the environmental
the Echidna has a wide distribution of its kind, including the tropical rainforest. the Echidna has strong, sharp spines over the body, and strong, short legs with long claws for digging, and a long sticky tongue for feeding. It feeds on ants, TERMITES and beetle larvae from the soil.
Beetles are very important in the rainforest for decomposition.There are a large range of beetles in the rainforest. Some tree you will find holes in the trunk of the trees. The largest are often covered by sawdust which are created by the Auger beetle. Smaller holes are caused by the powder post beetle Ambrosia. And where a Cycad …show more content…
placed on the north east coast of Queensland, . At around 1,200 km the Daintree is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in Australian . Along the coastline north of the Daintree River.The rainforest is named after Richard Daintree, an Australian geologist and photographer.
This also includes Daintree National Park, Daintree river and some privately owned land, with a community residents with 5 people living there.The tropical rainforest ecosystem of the Daintree Rainforest is Almost the most complex on earth. Its plant diversity and structural complexity is unrivaled on the Australian continent and represents the origins of its more familiar ‘Australian’ flora.
Millions of years ago the Australia was warm and humid also rainfall was plentiful. During that time rainforests strived that was there best point. As Australia became more arid, There were less and less Rainforests around. In the Daintree region, however the climate and topography were ideal for a rainforest to stive, so the area became one last remaining refuge for rainforest. In this refuge many species were able to live comfortably without reason to change. Their descendants that are still living in the forest today ,some about 110 million …show more content…
Parts of the rainforest is controlled by the Queensland Forestry Department, who cut down ancient trees and sell the timber . logging has been a major factor contributing to the vulnerability of the Daintree. After World War 2, Australia’s economy began to grow larger and more people wanted timber. Numerous timber mills were built to log trees from the Daintree and transport People build infrastructure to make things more rapid and cheaper. Not only did logging become more rapid but this infrastructure also polluted the are which contributed to greater carbon based pollutants in the biosphere and hydrosphere in the surrounding area.
Mining
Mining is another threat, although has not yet become active. Tin mining leases are held over parts of the area, and if these go ahead many plants and animal species will be lost.
Tourism has a part in impacting the environment. More than 400,000 people visit the Daintree Rainforest each year, which means thousands of Cars Buses going through the forest. Tourism is one of the most detrimental environmental force to the Daintree’s vulnerability. The demand for tourism will also increase the amount of cars and infrastructure built in the area. Tourists may stay in nearby Cairns or Port Douglas and visit both the rainforest and the reef in the one holiday. However, most tourism operators are mindful of their negative impact to the environmental