Byfield National Park

Byfield National Park is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Byfield National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Nine Mile Beach, Byfield National Park
Byfield National Park
Coordinates22°47′02″S 150°43′54″E
Established1988
Area87 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Geography

Byfield National Park map, 2018

The park is 70 km north-east of Rockhampton.[2] The parks encloses 12 km of coastline including four beaches.[3]

To the north of the national park is Shoalwater Bay and Byfield State Forest is located to the west of Byfield National Park.

The park contains a number of four-wheel drive tracks and camping areas.[4]

Climate

The park demarcates the southern boundary of a tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw), although the subtropics are almost a degree to the south.[5]

Flora and fauna

The park is home to Pandanus tectorius, a plant useful against coastal erosion and provides important habitat for many insects and animals. Rangers are fighting a destructive pest known as the pandanus planthopper in the park, using various means including the use of a native wasp called Aphanomerus pusillus.[6]

Waterpark Creek, a creek which flows through the park, contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus, a small freshwater fish species.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Byfield National Park (entry 39396)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. Byfield National Park and Conservation Park. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. Short, Andrew D. (2000). Beaches of the Queensland Coast, Cooktown to Coolangatta: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0958650411. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. "Byfield Miners Playgrounds". Queensland Weekender. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. "Interactive Australia / New Zealand Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. Stünzner, Inga (16 December 2020). "Byfield National Park becomes last line of defence against threat to pandanus". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. Pusey, Brad; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 064309895X. Retrieved 12 May 2013.


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