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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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HATTAH-KULKYNE & MURRAY-KULKYNE |
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| General Description | This biosphere reserve is located in the southern schlerophyll and eastern grassland savanna biogeographical region in southeast Australia. It consists of a lake system and an extensive wetland with a complex flood hydrology operating on a two to seven year cycle within a semi-arid area connected to the Murray River. There are also dune fields, floodplains and saline flats. It is covered with savanna woodlands and saline shrubland with Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eucalyptus largiflorens associated with Stipa spp., Acacia stenophylla. and Muehlenbeckia cunninghamii, which forms shrubby stands around some lakes. When flooded, the lakes become important breeding areas for herons, egrets, cormorants and spoonbills. More than 250 people live in the reserve (year), engaged in agriculture, fishing and stock raising. The area is the traditional home of the Latje-latje aboriginal tribe and contains numerous cultural sites. Some 90,000 people visit the area for camping, fishing, hiking and wildlife studies. Environmental education and public awareness programmes, as well as research activities are being developed. The main goal of the Biosphere Reserve is to promote partnerships with local communities in regional planning, access to scientific expertise from individuals and institutions, and developing links with similar areas such as Bookmark | |||
| Major ecosystem type | Evergreen sclerophyllous forests, scrubs or woodlands; lake system and wetlands | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Mallee dunefields with white mallee (Eucalyptus gracilis) and yellow mallee (E. incrassata); open riverine woodland dominated by river red gum (E. camaldulensis) and black box (E. largiflorens); savanna woodland dominated by bull-oak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) and native pine (Callitris gracilis); saline flats with glassworts (Arthrocnemum spp.); lake system; extensive wetlands | |||
| Location | 34°20' to 34°50'S; 142°20' to 142°45'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 51,500 | |||
| Core area(s) | 5,680 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | ~45,820 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | - | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +40 to +70 | |||
| Year designated | 1981 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Parks Victoria (Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) | |||
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| Brief description |
Vegetation monitoring Allocasuarina leuhmanni regeneration Kangaroo management through culling Vegetation recovery/restoration Reintroduction of locally extinct species Rabbit Calici disease project Vermin populations At present Parks Victoria are in the process of integrating an Environmental Information system to allow the formation of an environmental database |
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| Abiotic | n.a. | |||
| Biodiversity | Mammals, methodologies, pests/diseases, plants, reintroduction, restoration/rehabilitation/redevelopment, vegetation studies/plant cover. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Management issues. | |||
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| Contact address |
Trevor Dess District Chief Ranger, Parks Victoria c/o Hattah Kulkyne National Park 3501 RSD Hattah VIC Australia |
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| Telephone | (61.03) 5051 4311 | |||
| Fax | (61.03) 5029 3242 | |||
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tdess@parks.vic.gov.au |
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| Last updated: 3/14/2005 |
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