Group:
Location
27° 37' 58.8" S, 153° 4' 58.8" E
See map: Google Maps
Brief Site Description:
SEQ Peri-urban SuperSite - Karawatha is a parklands eucalypt forest
Detailed Site Description:
Research Questions:
- Can ecosystem services be maintained in an urbanising environment?
- How do carbon and energy balances change under different land uses in transition from a natural dry sclerophyll forest to a peri-urban area?
- What impact will Brisbane's peri-urban development have on water and greenhouse gases (carbon) and surrounding vegetation?
- What are the long-term effects of urbanisation on remnant vegetation?
- How will changes in the climate, land-use (e.g. from rural to residential) and soil nutrient balances affect water leaving the catchment?
- How can bio-acoustic monitoring be used for measuring ecosystem health?
Field Site Type:
International affiliate
Registration:
Unregistered
Network(s):
TERN
Study Start Date:
2007
Mean Annual Precipitation:
1 397 millimeters / year
Average Annual Temperature:
21°C
Average Summer Temperature:
25°C
Average Winter Temperature:
16°C
Land Cover:
Evergreen Forest
Geology:
other sedimentary
Hydrology: Surface water stream order:
Unknown
Hydrology: Surface water - Stream Flow Performance:
Unknown
Hydrology: Groundwater:
Unknown
Climate:
Unknown
Sub-Climate:
Unknown
Group visibility:
Public - accessible to all site users