Ecological Communities - A Biological Survey of the Yumbarra Conservation Park

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Summary

The Field Survey

Mallee-covered dune systems in Yumbarra Conservation Park (Photo: Tony Robinson)

Red Mallee with a shrub understorey (Photo: Tony Robinson)

Large numbers of Thorny Devils were seen on the survey (Photo: Tony Robinson)

Yumbarra Conservation Park was set aside in 1968 to conserve a significant representative area of the western Eyre Peninsula mallee ecosystems N of the Dog Fence. A two week survey of the vegetation and vertebrate fauna of Yumbarra Conservation Park and surrounding areas was undertaken in March 1995.

Survey Results

Within the boundaries of Yumbarra Conservation Park the following were recognised:

The vegetation survey also included the areas surrounding Yumbarra Conservation Park. In these areas another four plant communities were recognised, bringing the total to twelve for the entire study area.

Silvery Phebalium is common in the park (Photo: Peter Lang)

The survey provided additional biological information, which supports the great conservation and wilderness significance of the Yellabinna dunefield area.

The discovery of a geologically interesting area of basement rock beneath Yumbarra Conservation Park, which resulted in the present biological survey being carried out, presents the Government of South Australia with a series of management decisions. These are discussed under the headings of: Conservation Value, Wilderness, Cultural Values, Re-proclamation procedures and the Impact of Mineral Exploration.

Owens, H. M., Hudspith, T. J., Robinson, A. C., Dobrzinski, I., Armstrong, D. M., Pedler, L. P. and Lang, P. J. (1995a). A Biological Survey of Yumbarra Conservation Park, South Australia in March 1995. Natural Resources Group, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia.

Full Report

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