Near the base of Muppet Rock. Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Walking to Muppet Rock near Caldyanup Bridge. We surveyed this site previously but the long period of drought has had a significant impact on the granite vegetation. Aiming to document the vegetation loss. The latest Bureau of Meteorology rainfall deficiency map for the 8 months from August 2023 to 5 April 2024. “For the 8-month period since August 2023, areas with severe or serious rainfall deficiencies (rainfall totals in the lowest 5% or 10% of periods, respectively, since 1900) extend along the coast of south-west Western Australia, including some areas with lowest on record rainfall.” The webpage is updated monthly here: www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/#tabs=Rainfall-deficiencies
Rate's tingle-jarrah-marri-bullich forest among granite outcrops. The Rate's Tingle is flowering.
Rate's Tingle-jarrah-marri-bullich forest among granite outcrops. The Rate's Tingle is flowering.
Rate's tingle-jarrah-marri-bullich forest among granite outcrops. The Rate's tingle is flowering.
Rate's tingle-jarrah-marri-bullich forest among granite outcrops. The Rate's tingle is flowering. The roots of the Rate's tingle have levered up granite boulders.
Near the base of Muppet Rock. Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Walking to Muppet Rock near Caldyanup Bridge. We surveyed this site previously but the long period of drought has had a significant impact on the granite vegetation. Aiming to document the vegetation loss. The latest Bureau of Meteorology rainfall deficiency map for the 8 months from August 2023 to 5 April 2024. “For the 8-month period since August 2023, areas with severe or serious rainfall deficiencies (rainfall totals in the lowest 5% or 10% of periods, respectively, since 1900) extend along the coast of south-west Western Australia, including some areas with lowest on record rainfall.” The webpage is updated monthly here: www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/#tabs=Rainfall-deficiencies
Near the base of Muppet Rock. Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Walking to Muppet Rock near Caldyanup Bridge. We surveyed this site previously but the long period of drought has had a significant impact on the granite vegetation. Aiming to document the vegetation loss. The latest Bureau of Meteorology rainfall deficiency map for the 8 months from August 2023 to 5 April 2024. “For the 8-month period since August 2023, areas with severe or serious rainfall deficiencies (rainfall totals in the lowest 5% or 10% of periods, respectively, since 1900) extend along the coast of south-west Western Australia, including some areas with lowest on record rainfall.” The webpage is updated monthly here: www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/#tabs=Rainfall-deficiencies
Bizarre form! In Paperbark wetland (no surface water at the moment) with Empodisma gracillimum & other associated peatland species near Frankland River - Kwokarillup - place of the quokka.
Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Peat wetland near Caldyanup Bridge, burned in December 2022 during escaped prescribed burn ( https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101759498 )
Walpole Wilderness Mini Bioblitz April 2024. Peat wetland near Caldyanup Bridge.