Beyeria Conservation Park
Beyeria Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Nearest town or city | Kingscote |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Established | 14 May 1987[1] |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Beyeria Conservation Park is a protected area in South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). south of Kingscote on the northern edge of the MacGillivray Plain. It was proclaimed on 14 May 1987 following requests to the state government by conservation groups and botanists to prevent further land clearing for agriculture in the vicinity, as well as to protect populations of rare plant species. The name of the conservation park is taken from the generic name of one of the plants so protected – the Kangaroo Island Turpentine Bush (Beyeria subtecta).[2]
Description
The conservation park has an area of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).. It has sandy loam lateritic soils over deep clay, with gilgais in the otherwise level plain. There is a small, seasonally-filled swamp in the south-eastern corner. The vegetation association is Eucalyptus cneorifolia woodland with Melaleuca uncinata, and Callistemon rugulosus in the swampy area. Apart from the turpentine bush, rare endemic plants in the reserve include Grevillea muricata, Olearia microdisca and Caladenia ovata.[2]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN IUCN Category IV protected area.[3]
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