Geography

The site for fieldwork

Below is a map of the Minnamurra site showing the route of the "boardwalk" or specially constructed path that we will take through the site. Each of the markers on the map represents a stop on the path where we will do some learning about the area. You can move around the site as you please by returning to this map (the up arrows).

Stops on the field trip

• Introduction:Minnamurra Rainforest Ecosystem
• Start of rainforest walk:Reasons for protection of rainforests
• Stop 1: Microclimates in the rainforest
• Stop 2: Biophysical interactions
  • Stop 2: Layers of the rainforest
• Stop 3: Biogeographical processes:Fauna
  • Stop 3: Animals of the rainforest
• Stop 4: Geomorphic processes: The lithosphere
• Stop 5: Biogeographical processes:Vegetation
• Stop 6: Geomorphic processes:Minnamurra Falls
• Stop 7: Nature and rate of change at Minnamurra
• Stop 8: Current internal human impacts
• Stop 8: Current external human impacts
• Stop 9: Management of Minnamurra Rainforest
  • Stop 9:Code of practice for ecotourism operators
• Stop 9: Managing ecosystems at risk: The National Parks and Wildlife Service
• Stop 9: The relevance of a geographical understanding of ecosystems at risk