Survey/Project Number: |
34
Total No. of Sites:
0
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Survey/Project Name: |
Belair Recreation Park (NPWS 1981) |
Abstract: |
This project aims to sample the vegetation of Belair National Park, near Adelaide, South Australia, in 1978.
METHODOLOGY:
1. Systematically sample vegetation associations, using a series of grids;
2. Map major vegetation associations using photography;
3. Sample vertebrate fauna at a series of sites within each vegetation association in a systematic and repeatable manner.
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Start Date: |
01/03/1978
End Date: 02/04/1978
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Survey Type: |
Vegetation and Fauna |
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Study Area Description: |
Now known as Belair National Park, it is 13km south of Adelaide and can be readily divided into two definable areas, the central and western areas, extensively developed for recreation, and the eastern area with more rugged topography and relatively natural vegetation. Elevation is from 250m to 500m and an average rainfall of 750mm in the west to 1000mm in the higher eastern portions. The Ochre Cove Fault divides the park into two distinct geological areas. Vegetation types are Eucalyptus microcarpa low open forest and E.leucoxylon low woodland in the west to forests and woodlands dominated by E.leucoxylon, E.viminalis, E.obliqua, E.fasciculosa and E.cosmophylla. Along the watercourses are Eucalyptus camaldulensis open woodland. Most vegetation types are extensively invaded by introduced weeds with E.obliqua open forests and E.cosmophylla shrublands being the least affected.
Area contained within the boundaries of Belair National Park. |