River Red Gum Our River Our Future河红胶我们的河我们的未来.pptxVIP

The River Red Gum EcosystemDeveloped by Paul Greenwood REEC and Sara Vanzella, Burrumbuttock Public School, June 2010 /2008/09/fact-sheet-river-red-gum-eucalyptus.html Eucalyptus camaldulensis is also known as the River Red Gum. River red gums need 1100mm of water to remain healthy. They grow over much of Australia and can be found along river edges. River red gums can also grow in areas with lower rainfall. They survive off the floodwaters during the winter and spring time. On the flood plains of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers, River Red Gums grow in large forests called monocultures No other species has adapted to spring flooding and dry summers like the River Red gums. The forests have natural channels called runners. The runners flow across the floodplain. Water flows into these runners in times of flood and spreads over the land There are no shrubs in River Red gum forests. The understory plants have to survive floods and dry periods too Swamp wallaby-grass Sedge Common spike rush Giant rush Plants in the River Red Gum ecosystem Problems in the River Red Gum Ecosystem: 1. Carp feed by sucking up the mud like a vacuum 2. Erodes the river banks 3. The River Red Gum roots become exposed on the bank. 4. Eventually the River Red Gum falls over 5. The banks erode causing turbid water 6. Catfish lay their eggs in pebble beds on the bottom of the river. The?sediment settles on the eggs killing the eggs Animals Mammal populations in red gum ecosystems include: Terrestrial species Yellow-footed antechinus Eastern grey kangaroo Many reptile species Amphibian species  Perrons tree frog Eastern Banjo Spotted marsh frog Growling Grass frog Arboreal species Superb fairy-wren Thornbills Superb parrot Brush tailed possum Weebill Brown treecreeper Striated pardalote Sulphur-crested White-plumed