The Wonders Of the Daintree
Fragile Ecosystems By Tanmaydeep Singh
Table of contents
2.Description/Classification or Breif Description
3.Flora
4.Fauna
5.Tourism
6.Threats and Dangers
7.Interesting facts
8. Bibliography
Welcome to the Daintree
Introduction/Definiton
The Daintree Rainforest is located in Queensland and was named after the founder Richard daintree who was a Conversationists.This ecosystem also belongs to the Kuku Yalanji people who are an indeginous tribe living in Queensland. The Daintree includes the smallest cycad and the biggest cycad. This ecostystem is an attraction to tourists who visit Australia.
Description/Classification or brief Decription
At around 1,200 km squared, the Daintree is the largest area of a Tropical rain forest on the Australian Content. This amazing ecosystem is located in Queensland, Australia near Cairns.This ecosystem is an Island. Daintree is a very popular rain forest in the World.
Life in the Daintree:
Flora(Plants)
The Daintree Rainforest consists of a diverse range of plants. 75000 edible plants are found in this ecosystem. The Daintree rainforest consits of four layers. The Emergent Layer,The canopy layer, The Understorey and The Forest Floor.The Emergent Layer supports the Canopy Layer so the sunlight can not touch the forest Floor.The Emergent Layer is 45-55 metres tall and in ocasion it can grow to 70-80 metres tall in height. The Canopy Layer is 30-45 metres tall and provides shelter to more than 50% of animals originating in the Daintree Rainforest.The Understorey starts to grow branches of the tree. The current amount of flora is over 3000 speices in the world,700 of the total is in the Daintree.
Sunflowers
The flower petals within the sunflower's cluster are always in a spiral pattern.
Lotus
The roots of lotus are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface or are held well above it.
Fungi
Fungi have a worldwide distribution, and grow in a wide range of habitats, including extreme environments such as Rain forest's or areas with high salt concentration.
Fauna(Animals)
The Daintree Rainforest includes endangered animals such as the Cassowary. The Bats originating in the Daintree are a help to the forest floor as they spread seeds to grow trees. The Mammals, such as Kangaroos who can feed milk to their babies (joeys) which allows the amount of animal species to increase.
The Daintree has a variety of animal species which develop every day. The Daintree includes animals that are endangered such as the cassowary. Bats in this ecosystem also help the trees to grow because when the bats eat fruits they spread out the seeds as plants grow. The Daintree is also home to,20% of Australia's reptile species, 30% of Australia's marsupial species, 29% of Australia's frog species and 58% of Australia's Bat & Butterfly species. Being an animal that is endangered which is also big enough to eat many of the grander, fleshy rainforest fruits, The cassowaries digestive system is gentle on the seed allowing it to travel through the gut unharmed. When they are excreted the seeds are embedded in the manure (their own mini compost pile.)
Cassowary
Australian Tree Frog
Crocodile
Tourism
Threats and Dangers
Interesting Facts
Did you know the amount of animals have decreased.
Biblography
- WWW.Visit port Douglas.com
- Wikipedia
- Daintree info
- Daintree Tourism
- Red Mill House
- Fauna of the Daintree
- Flora of the Daintree
- YouTube also got in contact
- Google
- Google images
- Daintree Wildlife
- The Daintree
- Google Books
- Book/s:
- Daintree by L.C Coyd Neison
- Australia's wet tropics including the Daintree reigon by Clifford B. Frith, Dawn W. Frith published by Frith and Frith books
- Richard Daintree by Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton
- Library Books