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	Wet Tropic Rainforests of Queensland
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland was declared a World Heritage property in 1988 following the concerted efforts of a conservation movement dating back to the 70's.
		Tropical Rainforests of the world Tropical rainforests should thus develop in areas where these conditions are met around the world.
		These rainforests are, by definition, within the tropics, the region bordered by the tropic of cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the tropic of Capricorn in the south.
	www.gsiaustralia.com /wettropic.html (2600 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Compared with tropical rainforests elsewhere in theworld, the wetter parts of the north-east Queensland region lie at the 'wet' to 'extreme wet' end of the hydrological spectrum.
		The striking contrast in structure between the adjoining rainforest and wet sclerophyll forests of northern Queensland is considered unique to Australia, being very different from the rainforests-'campos cerrados' of Brazil and the moist evergreen-dry deciduous forests of India (Webb and Tracey, 1981a).
		Tracey, J.G. and Webb, L.J. 1:100 000 maps of the vegetation of the humid tropical region of north Queensland.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/wettropi.html (5201 words)

	Hotspots Revisited
		However, the Central Queensland rainforests are separated by a gap of 200 km from the Wet Tropics and enjoy a significantly drier climate (a maximum of 2 000 mm per annum against a maximum of 4 000 mm per annum in the Wet Tropics).
		The Wet Tropics Bioregion was originally defined “as the limits of rainforest in the wet tropics, the western boundary approximating the 1 500 mm rainfall isohyet” (Stanton and Morgan 1976).
		Aboriginal occupation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland is thought to date back at least 40 000 years (Sluiter and Kershaw 1982), and the tribes of the area are considered to be among the oldest rainforest cultures in the world (Dasett 1987).
	www.biodiversityscience.org /publications/hotspots/QueenslandWetTropics.html (4193 words)

	Wet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wet season, seasons in which the average rainfall in a region is significantly increased.
		Wet Congress, condition achieved in the 1932 election where a proper majority was set in the US congress to overturn the Volstead Act, ending prohibition.
		Wetted surface, a fluid mechanics term indicating the area of an object exposed to the fluid in question.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wet (623 words)

	Wildcard Art
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland provides an unparalleled living record of the ecological and evolutionary processes that shaped the flora and fauna of Australia over the past 415 million years when first it was part of the Pangaean landmass, then the ancient continent Gondwana, and for the past 50 million years an island continent.
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland contains one of the most complete and diverse living records of the major stages in the evolution of land plants, from the very first land plants to the pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms.
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland contains most of the relicts that exist on Earth of the flora of the forests which were part of the super continent Gondwana.
	wildcardart.com.au (246 words)

	Bat CREW
		Spectacled flying foxes are largely restricted to the Wet Tropics of Queensland, north of Cardwell/Mission Beach.
		In November 2000, an anonymous caller told the North Queensland Conservation Council (NQCC) he had witnessed the deaths of thousands of spectacled flying foxes in 1999 on a lychee farm north of Cardwell, and the NQCC decided to investigate.
		They provided information on the role of the spectacled flying fox in the wet tropics as a seed dispersal agent, and the likely impacts of the culling observed on the flying fox and it's ecological role.
	www.batcrew.com /spectacledff.html (1310 words)

	World Heritage: Wet Tropics of Queensland
		The Wet Tropics rainforests contain an almost complete record of the major stages in the evolution of plant life on earth.
		The Wet Tropics is home to 30 per cent of Australia's marsupial species, 58 per cent of its bat species, 26 per cent of its frog species, 17 per cent of its reptile species, 58 per cent of the butterfly species and 48 per cent of its bird species.
		The Wet Tropics Management Authority is responsible for general planning, and is advised by Community Consultative and Scientific Advisory Committees.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/worldheritage/sites/wettropics/index.html (1013 words)

	World Heritage: Wet Tropics of Queensland: Values
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland contains one of the most complete and diverse living records of the major stages in the evolution of land plants, from the very first land plants to higher plants (Gymnosperms and Angiosperms), as well as one of the most important living records of the history of marsupials and songbirds.
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland provides outstanding examples of significant ongoing ecological processes and biological evolution including exceptionally high levels of species diversity and endemism reflecting long-isolated ancient biota of the Australian wet tropics.
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland provides important habitats for the in situ conservation of biological diversity, including the only habitat for numerous species of plants and animals of conservation significance which have outstanding universal value from the point of view of science and conservation.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/worldheritage/sites/wettropics/values.html (1472 words)

	James Cook University of North Queensland
		Turton, S.M and Graham, A.W. (2003) Trampling resistance of tropical rainforest soils and vegetation in the Wet Tropics of north east Queensland, Australia.
		Tropical Rainforest Research in Australia: Present status and future directions for the Institute for Tropical Rainforest Studies.
		and Siegenthaler, D.T. (2001) Impacts of a tropical cyclone on the microclimate of an Australian tropical rainforest canopy.
	www.tesag.jcu.edu.au /staff/stevet/publications.htm (1534 words)

	Global Warming Threatens Australia’s Tropical Biodiversity
		In a new publication, Vertebrates of the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia: Species Distributions and Biodiversity, Williams presents 15 years of data on the ranges of diverse birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles in the Wet Tropics.
		Approximately 350 species of vertebrates occur in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics bioregion, a series of mountain ranges covering approximately 1.8 million hectares, of which about 1 million hectares is rainforest.
		Using a variety of methods, from combing tropical streams to spotlighting for nocturnal animals, they sampled the abundance of birds, reptiles, mammals, frogs, plants, and insects at 200-meter elevation intervals.
	news.mongabay.com /2006/0725-earthwatch.html (1008 words)

	Australia - Wet Tropics of Queensland
		This area, which stretches along the north-east coast of Australia for some 450 km, is made up largely of tropical rainforests.
		Please note that a similar stamp was issued by United Nations Vienna, also in 1999, with the face value of S 1,00.
		The Wet Tropics World Heritage property lies between Townsville and Cooktown on the north-east coast of Queensland and covers an area of approximately 894 000 hectares.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-AustraliaQueensland.htm (341 words)

	Australian Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area is actually 733 separate tracts of land spread over 450 km, varying from a few hectares to national parks.
		km Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area is a chequerboard of green stretching between Townsville and Cooktown on Queensland's north-east coast, flanked by the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland’s tropical outback.
		Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988, Wet Tropics rainforests are renowned for their diverse, rare and beautiful plants and animals and rich Aboriginal cultural heritage.
	editorial.australiangeographic.com.au /features/feature.aspx?ID=19&f=33 (320 words)

	! Rainforest Streams ! Tropical Rainforest, North Queensland, Australia
		The Queensland Wet Tropics has some magnificent streams and rivers, which have helped shape the landscape and which provide habitats for a myriad of wonderful plants and animals.
		For example, the effluent from a particular sugar mill was having a deleterious effect on a stretch of stream in north Queensland, and this was indicated by the assemblage of invertebrates living on the stream bottom.
		Richard and his research team have sampled and monitored scores of sites in the Wet Tropics, and have undertaken experiments to examine effects of a variety of disturbances, such as sedimentation, enhanced nutrient inputs, low dissolved oxygen from organic effluents, recreational swimming, as well as natural events such as flooding and drought.
	rainforest-australia.com /stream.htm (1178 words)

	Australia's Biodiversity - Rainforests
		North Queensland's tropical rainforests are known worldwide for their very high biodiversity.
		Many of the species are endemic to north Queensland, that is, they are found nowhere else.
		The significance of this ancient group of plants and animals was recognised in December 1988, when the wet tropics of north Queensland were placed on the World Heritage List.
	www.austmus.gov.au /biodiversity/what/rainforests.htm (155 words)

	Wet Tropics - EPA/QPWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland is one of a handful of sites worldwide which met all four criteria for World Heritage listing:
		Management of the Wet Tropics also has special regard for Aboriginal interests in the tropical rainforest, given the long history of Aboriginal occupation of the region.
		The Wet Tropics Management Authority is responsible for overall planning to ensure this superb part of Queensland is protected for the world.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /parks_and_forests/world_heritage_areas/wet_tropics (381 words)

	PM - Indigenous groups sign agreement over Wet Tropics area
		MARK COLVIN: Queensland's Wet Tropics area is home to 18,000 people who claim traditional ownership of the land.
		But today, their custodial role over the Wet Tropics has been partly restored by the signing of an agreement with governments, as well as the announcement of an Aboriginal management plan.
		IAN TOWNSEND: In the far north Queensland town of Innisfail today, the Queensland and Federal Governments signed the agreement with 18 Aboriginal tribes to share the management of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2005/s1356783.htm (734 words)

	Fern Image Gallery
		The rainforests in the mountains of the Wet Tropics of North Queensland are ancient.
		The photographs in this gallery are a celebration of the vibrant greenness of the Wet Tropics.
		Tree ferns respond to the benign climate of the Wet Tropics.
	www.home.aone.net.au /~byzantium/ferns/gallery/gallery1.html (396 words)

	Australia guided walks tour of 12 Queensland national parks
		Cooktown, a quaint north Queensland seaside township etched forever in Australia's history after a seafaring explorer came to grief on an offshore coral reef and then as the port for a major northern gold rush.
		This tour is conducted in a diversity of dry highland country, outback conditions and finally the wet tropics with temperatures guaranteed to be warm but pleasant by day and some cool nights particularly in the outback.
		Some precipitation in the tropics can be expected while temperatures across the tour could range from 14° C - 28° C (57° F - 82° F).
	www.natureboundaustralia.com /tours/reef/default.php (1828 words)

	Wet Tropics of Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site.
		This Far North Queensland geography article is a stub.
		This page was last modified 11:49, 1 September 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wet_Tropics_of_Queensland (102 words)

	The Evolution Of The Wet Tropics Of North Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Evolution Of The Wet Tropics Of North Queensland
		All of Australia's unique marsupials and most of its other animals originated in rainforest ecosystems, of which the Wet Tropics is the closest surviving remnant.
		The Wet Tropics provides a living record of the ecological and evolutionary process that shaped Australian plants and animals over the past 415 million years.
	www.daintreevillage.asn.au /evolution.html (389 words)

	Global Warming Bakes Australia's Natural Treasures
		At risk from climate change are the animals featured as the state emblems of three Australian states - The koala of Queensland, the Leadbeater's possum of Victoria state, and the hairy-nosed wombat of South Australia.
		Half of the "cloud" rainforests of north Queensland's Wet Tropics would be devastated by a temperature rise of just one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees F.), said Dr. David Hilbert, principal research scientist at the CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre.
		The Murray-Darling Basin extends from north of Roma in Queensland to Goolwa in South Australia and including three quarters of New South Wales and half of Victoria it is the heartland and the economic powerhouse of rural Australia.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/feb2002/2002-02-05-02.asp (871 words)

	North Queensland: Wet Tropics - The wet tropics - Worldisround photo
		Queensland picture - This view of the road shows what a lot of the wet tropice area is like.
		The wet tropics are roughly between Townsville and Cairns.
		This view of the road shows what a lot of the wet tropice area is like.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/16754/photo12.html (101 words)

	Daintree NP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is believed to be the oldest virgin rainforest in the world, originating 50 to 100 million years ago, when the whole of Australia was similarly covered.
		The park was created in order to protect the rainforest from the threat of damage by tin mining, logging, or major road building, each of which was proposed during the 1980s.
		It occupies most of a larger region, known as the Wet Tropics of Queensland, which covers an area of about 9,300 square kilometres (3,594 square miles) and also takes in Cape Tribulation and Dagmar Range national parks, as well as several state forests.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/daintree.asp (501 words)

	Daintree Rainforest - World Heritage Listing Daintree Rainforest meets The Great Barrier Reef (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Daintree Coast is a remote area in Tropical North Queensland between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation.
		The World Heritage Listing of the Wet Tropics of Queensland in December 1988 signified Australia's commitment to the protection of the area and informed the world of the exceptional biological values of the Daintree.
		The primary goal is the protection, conservation, rehabilitation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the Daintree Rainforest and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
	www.ccwild.com /daintree.htm (554 words)

	Wet Tropics of Queensland - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		Its area extends along the north-east coast of Queensland from just south of Cooktown to just north of Townsville, a distance of some 45Okm.
		Mossman gorge is an enjoyable and easily-accessible stop and having seen the view from Cooktown to Cairns from the air, with the turquoise of the reef on one side and the green of the jungle on the other, it became apparent that a visit here is well worth the time
		A collection of national parks and nature reserves in northeastern Queensland, the Wet Tropics area protects the only rainforest in a first-world country.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/wettropicsofqueensland.html (411 words)

	Wet Tropics Management Authority - Library
		The Wet Tropics Library provides a comprehensive and easy to access collection of information related to the Wet Tropics and the Wet Tropics Management Authority.
		Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests is a six page colour brochure which outlines the many ways the Authority looks after the World Heritage Area.
		The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Regional Agreement provides for the cooperative management of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area by Rainforest Aboriginal people and the Australian and Queensland Governments.
	www.wettropics.gov.au /library.html (555 words)

	ScienceDaily: Global Warming Threatens Biodiversity In Australia's Wet Tropics
		The findings of Dr. Stephen Williams (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University) suggest that endemic wildlife populations in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area will be particularly vulnerable to the local warming trend.
		This publication should be cited as: Williams, S. (2006) Vertebrates of the Wet Tropics Rainforests of Australia: Species Distributions and Biodiversity.
		Role Of Tropics In Global Climate Change Gains Attention (September 16, 2003) -- The tropics are being recognized as an important element in the dynamic process of global climate change, according to a new study headed by David Lea, professor of geological sciences at the...
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2006/07/060725090700.htm (2081 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Travel
		CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA » Cooper Creek is more like a slow-moving river, half as wide as a football field in some places, as it meanders along dense mangrove forests from Daintree National Park to the Coral Sea.
		The Daintree Cape Tribulation Section of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area is the special meeting place of two World Heritage sites: the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics of Queensland.
		Certainly, Queensland seems the epitome of the classic Australian "No worries mate, she'll be all right" attitude.
	starbulletin.com /2004/09/12/travel/story2.html (2674 words)

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