Byfield National Park
Byfield National Park is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
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The park is 70 km north-east of Rockhampton.[2] The parks encloses 12 km of coastline including four beaches.[3]
To the north of the national park is Shoalwater Bay and Byfield State Forest is located to the west of Byfield National Park.
The park contains a number of four-wheel drive tracks and camping areas.[4]
The average elevation of the terrain in the park is 48 metres.[5]
Climate
The park demarcates the southern boundary of a tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw), although the subtropics are almost a degree to the south.[6]
Flora and fauna
The park is home to Pandanus tectorius, a plant useful against coastal erosion and provides important habitat for many insects and animals. Rangers are fighting a destructive pest known as the pandanus planthopper in the park, using various means including the use of a native wasp called Aphanomerus pusillus.[7]
Waterpark Creek, a creek which flows through the park, contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus, a small freshwater fish species.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Byfield National Park (entry 39396)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Byfield National Park and Conservation Park. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ Short, Andrew D. (2000). Beaches of the Queensland Coast, Cooktown to Coolangatta: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0958650411. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Byfield Miners Playgrounds". Queensland Weekender. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Byfield National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Interactive Australia / New Zealand Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Stünzner, Inga (16 December 2020). "Byfield National Park becomes last line of defence against threat to pandanus". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Pusey, Brad; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 064309895X. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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