Eastern Australia Temperate forest
by Travis, Poom , Josh, Daniel, Bailley
Location and description
This ecoregion covers an area between Australia's east coast and the Great Dividing Range from just south of Sydney up to central Queensland, and includes the Blue Mountains and the Border Ranges to the west and north of Sydney. These are areas of eucalyptus forest on sandstone plateau, with smaller sections of cliffs, steep gorges with rainforest vegetation and sandy heath on the coasts. The climate is warm temperate. Lowland areas have maximum 28 degrees C in summer, minimum 3 degrees in winter. Area 222,100 km2 (85,800 sq. mi)
FAUNA
- Koala…40,000-100,000
- Squirrel guider…
- Kookaburra …800,000
- Swift parrot…1,000
- Lyrebird…
- Eastern bristlebird…
- Echidna…
- Red eyed tree frog…
- Tusked frog…
- Mastiff bat
- Wallaby
- Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
Food Chain
FOOD CHAIN
Insects eat plants => rodents eat insects => snakes eat rodents => birds of prey eat snakes. Herbivorous animals such as antelopes eat leaves and other plant parts => tigers eat antelopes.Rats and mice eat fruit => Owls eat rats and mice.Wombat eats roots and leaves => A dingo would kill a wombat. fox-> rodent/ birds,possum->insects,Owl->rodent/smaller birds.
Herbivore
Koala
Kangaroo
Worm
Tree Kangaroo
Carnivore
Blue Tongue Lizard
Green Tree Frog
Tiger Quoll
Fox
Chicken
Dingo
Picture Below
Introduced Pests
Introduced Pests
Feral Deer
Feral Goat
Feral Horse
Feral Pigs
Feral Water Buffalo
Cane Toads
European wild Rabbit
European Red Fox
Feral Animals On Offshore Islands
Feral Cat
Human Impacts
Air pollution
Although it is hard to prove that air pollution kills trees outright, scientists know that the pollution does weaken trees health.
Logging
Trees are cut down to provide lumber and products we use every day. Trees are replanted, but environmentalists say not all the species are replanted.
Development
Trees are being cut down for human needs like farms, homes, resorts, ski slopes, stores and a lot of other commercial and recreational areas.
Illegal Harvest of Plants and Animals
This is when one takes a plant or animal out of the forest that is protected by law. Black bear paws, gallbladders, and other body parts are illegally sold to Asian clients to be made into folk medicine.
Mining
Mining involves clearing forests to get to the resources underground. Many acres of forests could be damaged because trees cannot re-grow when the soil is stripped.
Off-road vehicles
Off-road vehicles are a threat to plants and animals in the temperate forests, especially when ridden off of the trails. These vehicles rip up plants and crush animal burrows.