Mount Remarkable National Park Research Paper

1. Introduction to the system
1.1 Geology and soil
Mount remarkable national park was published in 1972 under the National Parks. The park is located in the Southern Flinders Ranges. The Mount Remarkable Range runs north-west and is composed of steeply-dipping, 800 million year old sandstone which forms a massive hogback ridge. The main area is about 16,583 hectare and about 250km north of Adelaide stretching from the coastal on the western side near Mambray Creek to the Winninowie in the north, which is near the Melrose in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Mount Remarkable National Park
Two smaller blocks to the south make up the 18,290 hectare reserve. The park is in an important biogeography area of the

Wildflowers are prolific, with 490 plants recorded here, including several species of threatened orchids and the largest known population of bayonet spider orchids. Along the western flanks of the ranges emubush grows among the rocks, native hibiscus adorns sheltered spots in the gorges and downy mint bush blooms in the rocky gullies. Wattles, some endemic to the area, provide magnificent displays of gold, with species such as golden wattle, dog wattle, graceful wattle and Flinders Range wattle. This park straddles two biological regions, thereby providing a refuge for more species than areas to the north or south. Mambray Creek has South Australia’s only endemic frog, the stream bank frog let, as well as its widespread southern cousin, the brown frog let. Euros and western grey kangaroos are very common, with the bigger red kangaroos on the western plains, and yellow-footed rock-wallabies in the gorges. Ringtail and brush tail possums, and pygmy-possums, make their home in the river red gums. The 117 bird species include the painted button-quail and the diamond fire tail. The rare Krefft’s tiger snake, Flinders Ranges worm-lizard, and striking lace monitor are among the national park’s 52 reptile

There were some issues had been received included access for horses, bike riding opportunities, trails development, fire management programs. Every action should be associated with the management plan, which is an essential element. Base on this condition, park managers should draw up work programs to carry on the strategies in management plans each year. Three main issues should be considered which are ecological issue, management issue and conservation issue.
The main ecological issue is biodiversity would be destroyed by visiting. In order to achieve protect biodiversity and cultural value, Mount Remarkable National Park has a vision that is for a reserve of outstanding natural beauty. Then the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 provides for the designation of zones in a reserve. The purpose of it is to ensure management actions cannot affect the protection of park