Orpheus Island (43)

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Site name: Orpheus Island

Site number: 43

Point numbers: 169 (Orpheus Island Dry A), 170 (Orpheus Island Wet A), 171 (Orpheus Island Dry B), 172 (Orpheus Island Wet B)

Ecoregion: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Participant and site owner: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and James Cook University

Site location: Far North Queensland

Latitude: -18.617

Longitude: 146.496

Site description: Orpheus Island is approximately 12 km long and one to 2.5 km wide and is found within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The island is volcanic in origin and is covered in dry woodlands of Moreton Bay Ash and acacias with rainforest in gullies.

Paluma Range National Park (39)

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Site name: Paluma Range National Park

Site number: 39

Point numbers: 153 (Paluma Range National Park Dry A), 154 (Paluma Range National Park Wet A), 155 (Paluma Range National Park Dry B), 156 (Paluma Range National Park Wet B)

Ecoregion: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Participant and site owner: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Site location: Northern Coastal Queensland

Latitude: -18.972

Longitude: 146.237

Site description: Paluma Range National Park contains Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma. The park lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA)as it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable Southern Cassowary.

Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park) (29)

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Site name: Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park)

Site number: 72

Point numbers: 113 (Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park) Dry A), 114 (Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park) Wet A), 115 (Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park) Dry B), 116 (Blacksoil Creek (Bowling Green Bay National Park) Wet B)

Ecoregion: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Participant and site owner: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Site location: North Queensland

Latitude: -19.458

Longitude: 146.993

Site description: Bowling Green Bay National Park covers 57,900ha of coastal and mountainous country, ranging from mangroves to montane rainforests. The national park includes a Ramsar listed wetland protecting significant habitat for waterfowl. During summer at least 30 different species of birds migrate to the park from around the world.

Eungella (28)

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Site name: Eungella

Site number: 28

Point numbers: 109 (Eungella Wet A), 110 (Eungella Dry A), 111 (Eungella Wet B), 112 (Eungella Dry B)

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Participant and site owner: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Site location: North Queensland

Latitude: -21.168

Longitude: 148.505

Site description: Eungella National Park protects many unusual plants and animals, including the Eungella Dayfrog, Mackay Tulip Oak, Eungella Spiny Crayfish, and the Eungella honeyeater. This isolated mountain refuge lies close to the boundary between subtropical and tropical rainforests and supports species from both vegetation types. Much of the park is remote and inaccessible, and is dissected by gorges. Rainforest dominates the area, but open eucalypt woodland grows on Dick’s Tableland in the rugged north-western part of the park. Flowering Bottlebrushes and tall River She-oaks line the meandering Broken River which is home to the secretive platypus.

Robson Creek (51)

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Site name: Robson Creek

Site number: 51

Point numbers: 201 (Robson Creek Dry A), 202 (Robson Creek Wet A), 203 (Robson Creek Dry B), 204 (Robson Creek Wet B)

Ecoregion: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Participant and site owner: James Cook University, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Site location: Far North Queensland

Latitude: -17.117

Longitude: 145.630

The Robson Creek SuperSite lies on the Atherton Tablelands in the wet tropical rainforests of Australia at 680-740m elevation. It is situated in Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The climate is seasonal with approximately 60% of rain falling between January–March and the landform is moderately inclined with a low relief although the Lamb Range rises sharply to 1276m asl immediately to the north of the 25ha plot which was established in 2009. The vegetation of Robson Creek is predominantly simple notophyll vine forest, although there are areas of drier vegetation. All stems ≥10cm diameter are measured, tagged and mapped to provide the a mapping of the most carbon dense forest in Australia with >23000 stems and over 200 tree species. The core 1ha plot is located near the south-western corner of the 25ha plot. In 2013, a 40m flux tower was established adjacent to the plot.

Daintree Rainforest Observatory (50)

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Site name: Daintree Rainforest Observatory

Site number: 50

Point numbers: 197 (DRO Dry A), 198 (DRO Dry B), 199 (DRO Wet A), 200 (DRO Wet B)

Ecoregion: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Participant and site owner: James Cook University, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Site location: Far North Queensland

Latitude: -16.106

Longitude: 145.378

Site description: The Daintree Rainforest Observatory (DRO) is located 120 km north of Cairns on Cape Tribulation. The site hosts part of the Daintree Rainforest SuperSite for the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network .The DRO is comprised of long-term monitoring sites, a canopy crane and extensive researcher and teaching infrastructure. The DRO is situated adjacent to the World Heritage listed Daintree National Park, and home to many endemic tropical plant and animal species.