Home arrow Links
Links
We've gathered together some links that you may find useful. Some are aimed at those planning group trips while others are aimed at those researching Australia's unique plants and wildlife.
 

Plants

Ferns
Ferns are an ancient group of plants that need a very moist environment in which to reproduce. They disperse by tiny dust-like spore that are released from sporophylls, small structures that are usually found on the underside of the frond (leaf). As would be expected from the wettest part of Australia, the highest diversity of ferns on the continent is in the north-eastern Queensland 'wet tropics'. Thus, ferns are a very obvious and dominant part of the tropical rainforest.
Read more...
 

Birds

Magpie Geese
The Magpie Goose is so named because it resembles a goose and is coloured a striking ‘magpie’-like black and white. Despite the common name, it has been separated from both and is currently placed in it’s own single species family due to various differences. Unlike most ducks and geese that have fully webbed toes, Magpie Geese have only partially webbed feet. They also undergo a graduated moult, not a complete moult as do the ducks and geese after breeding.
magpie goose
Magpie Goose
 

Mammals

Quolls
In many ways, these are Australia's forgotten marsupials. The order is dominated by one family which contains some 50 species of these generally predatory marsupials. This is the biggest family of marsupials, yet they are little known by the general public.
Read more...