Ulupna Island
Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Ulupna Island, a river island, lies at the eastern end of Barmah National Park which is a part of the largest river red gum forest in Victoria, Australia. The island is bounded by the Murray River and its anabranch, Ulupna Creek.[1] Ulupna Island is part of the flood plain of the Murray River.[2]
Location and features
Ulupna Island is located in Northern Victoria, with the nearest town being Strathmerton. The island is popular as a camping destination and is rich in wildlife, with many goannas, eastern grey kangaroos and koalas visible all year.
Ulupna Island Flora Reserve
In 1991, Script error: No such module "convert". of the western part of the island was heritage listed as Ulupna Island Flora Reserve, a place of natural significance on the former Register of the National Estate.[3] In 2010, the Ulupna Island Flora Reserve became part of Barmah National Park.[1]
The vegetation of the reserve is mainly river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) open forest.[2]
This area is very rich in plant species, including two rare or threatened species - the Mueller daisy (Brachyscome muelleroides) and Reader's daisy (Brachyscome readeri).[2][4] Ulupna is important for the Mueller daisy because of its restricted distribution in Victoria.[3]
Ulupna also provides important habitat for two threatened woodland birds, the grey-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis) and the superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii). The grey-crowned babblers are a species that was once common in the woodlands of south-eastern Australia, Ulupna also provides habitat for superb parrots at the southern end of their range.[3]
Unlike most of the Barmah forest, Ulupna Reserve has not been extensively grazed or logged,[3] and provides an important reference area for studies of the impacts of these activities on other red gum forests in the region.[3] Ulupna also contains an excellent example of river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) open forest.[3]
References
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External links
- Ulupna Island, Tocumwal, Tourism New South Wales, the NSW government tourist agency.
- Australian Heritage Database: Ulupna Island Flora Reserve
- Parks Victoria: Barmah National Park
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