Alfred-Nationalpark

The Alfred National Park is a national park in the eastern part of the Australian state of Victoria. It is located in eastern Gippsland, 388 km east of Melbourne. The 3,050 -hectare area was declared a National Park in 1925.

History

The park has long been inhabited by the Aborigines of Bidawal tribe, for which he has a great spiritual and cultural significance

Plant world

In the park you will find examples of the warm temperate rainforest, in particular the "jungle" of Mount drummer. Compared to the tropical rainforests in Queensland and New South Wales are here to " impoverished " rainforest that shows the southern limit for this type of ecosystems. This region is of interest biogeographischem as a meeting place of the flora from the sub-tropical north of Australia and the vegetation of the cool - temperate and arid zones of the south and west of the continent. Therefore, many plant and animal species that occur here in the state of Victoria rare.

The rainforest habitat consists of a closed roof myrtles with different liana species, ferns and epiphytes. The park is especially known for the occurrence of four Baumfarnarten. These include the species Cyathea cunninghamii, Cyathea Cyathea marcescens and leichhardtiana. Various epiphytic orchids, such as the orange-flowering orchid ( Sarcochilus falcatus ), the Felsorchidee ( Dendrobium speciosum ) and the species Caladenia flavovirens, Plectorrhiza tridentata and Pterostylis grandiflora occur.

Wildlife

In the environment of the park 36 mammal species, 167 bird, 22 reptile and 14 amphibian species have been recorded. An endangered species, the Langfußpotoroo are ( Potorous longipes, a Kaninchenkänguruart ) in the National Park, the giant quoll, the Neuhollandeule that Rußeule (Tyto tenebricosa ) and the Riesenkauz ( Ninox strenua ) encountered.

The Ash Wednesday fires in 1983, the park was severely damaged.