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Wet Tropics of Queensland

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Rainfall in the area varies considerably, with elevation and orientation of the coastline being the major influences. Rainfall averages from 1,200 millimetres (mm) to over 8,000 mm annually. The highest mountains along the escarpment between Cairns and Tully receive the highest rainfall,
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On 9 November 2012, the Australian Government also acknowledged the Indigenous heritage of the area as being nationally significant. The Aboriginal Rainforest People of the Wet Tropics of Queensland have lived continuously in the rainforest environment for at least 5000 years, and this is the only
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and their natural vegetation is degraded. Invasive pest species are another concern along with internal fragmentation by road and power lines. Insect and mite species are of particular concern because some of them are hard to detect. Some areas are off-limits to the general public to prevent the
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The Wet Tropics rainforests are recognised internationally for their ancient ancestry and many unique plants and animals. Many plant and animal species in the Wet Tropics are found nowhere else in the world. The Wet Tropics has the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforests on earth.
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The site contains many unique features such as over 390 rare plant species, which includes 74 species that are threatened. There are at least 85 species that are endemic to the area, 13 different types of rainforest and 29 species of
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The Wet Tropics Management Authority was established in 1983; it is responsible for managing the site according to Australia's obligations under the World Heritage Convention. The agency employed 20 staff in 2012 as a unit within the
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Stork, Nigel E. (2005). "The Theory and Practice of Planning for Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia". In Bermingham, Eldredge; Dick, Christopher W.; Moritz, Craig (eds.).
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is the wettest recording station in the area with other high peaks and eastern slopes favouring high rainfall. Most of the rainfall occurs from November to April. Tropical cyclones may impact the area.
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worldwide, 12 are found in the Wet Tropics including two families found nowhere else. This includes at least 50 individual species which are endemic to the area.
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have been discovered in the area, with six endemic species and 14 endemic subspecies. It constitutes approximately 57% of the entire Australian butterfly fauna.
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is diverse, resulting in habitat islands where distinct subspecies have evolved. Some species are endemic to a specific mountain or groups of mountains.
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is one of 50 animal species that are unique to this area. The musky rat-kangaroo is significant because it represents an early stage in the evolution of
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for selection as a World Heritage Site. World Heritage status was declared in 1988, and on 21 May 2007 the Wet Tropics were added to the
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and a number of small coastal ranges, highlands, tablelands, foothills and an escarpment dominate the landscape.
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World heritage forests: the world heritage convention as a mechanism for conserving tropical forest biodiversity
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Repairing the Rainforest: Theory and Practice of Rainforest Re-establishment in North Queensland's Wet Tropics
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place in Australia where Aboriginal people have permanently inhabited a tropical rainforest environment.
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370 species of bird have been recorded in the area. 11 species of those are found nowhere else.
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industry in lowland plains poses a significant threat to some endangered ecosystems. Some are
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species, of which 22 are endemic. One reason for the very high level of endemism is that the
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113 species of reptiles including 24 endemic species are found in the area and there are 51
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Securing the Wet Tropics?: A Retrospective on Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests
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species are protected here, including all seven of the ancient fern species.
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have been noted. The large rare trees Stockwellia or Vic Stockwell's Puzzle
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Butterflies of Australia. Their Identification, Biology, and Distribution
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Visions of a Rainforest: A year in Australia's tropical rainforest
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The World Heritage area includes Australia's highest waterfall,
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020).
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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)
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consists of approximately 8,940 km of Australian wet
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Nature's Strongholds: The Worlds' Great Wildlife Reserves
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The heritage site contains the northern section of the
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The Wet Tropics of Queensland stretches in part from
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World heritage listing for Wet Tropics of Queensland
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Natural world heritage site in Queensland, Australia
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Tucker (1995). 1951: 1672: 1266:: Macmillan Education Australia. p. 13. 8: 1580: 1578: 468:have the highest concentration of primitive 32: 1958: 1944: 1936: 1679: 1665: 1657: 1229:"Department of the Environment and Energy" 887:species are found within the Wet Tropics. 606:are found within the World Heritage Area. 189:893,453 ha (3,449.64 sq mi) 47: 31: 2434:Bioregions of the National Reserve System 1452: 1450: 1448: 1446: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1086: 1084: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1647:Wet Tropics Management Authority webpage 1324:McDonald, Geoff; Marcus B. Lane (2000). 1233:Department of the Environment and Energy 1176: 1174: 1604: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1596: 1390: 1388: 1074: 951: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1283: 159:Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) 1498:Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants 1319: 1317: 1315: 1313: 1121: 1119: 1117: 1115: 1113: 723:fossil species considered one of the 184: 172: 162: 152: 80: 64: 7: 2273:New South Wales South Western Slopes 1330:. Federation Press. pp. 17–19. 1208:Website Tropics Management Authority 2493:Protected areas established in 1988 1302:"Queensland tropical rainforests". 513:, running in close parallel to the 2463:World Heritage Sites in Queensland 1563:. Wet Tropics Management Authority 1398:. Wet Tropics Management Authority 1396:"Wet Tropics Management Authority" 1137:. Wet Tropics Management Authority 25: 2503:Tourist attractions in Queensland 2468:Australian National Heritage List 1915:Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1688:World Heritage Sites in Australia 1457:Riley, Laura and William (2005). 1373:from the original on 3 April 2016 863:. 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Index

Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Daintree
Queensland
Location
Queensland
Australia
Lake Barrine
Lake Eacham
Russell River
Malaan
Moresby Range
Kurrimine Beach
Mission Beach
Girramay
Paluma Range
Criteria
486
Session
Coordinates
15°39′S 144°58′E / 15.650°S 144.967°E / -15.650; 144.967
Wet Tropics of Queensland is located in Queensland
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Wet Tropics of Queensland is located in Australia
World Heritage Site
tropical forests
Queensland
Great Dividing Range
natural heritage

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