Queenslands Wet Tropics
The Wet Tropics of Queensland is one of a handful of sites worldwide which met all four criteria for World Heritage listing. It represents a major stage of the earth’s evolutionary history. It is an outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes. It contains superlative natural phenomena and it contains the most important natural habitats for conservation of biological diversity. Listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1988, the Wet Tropics extends from Cooktown to Townsville and covers almost 900 000ha. Included are many national parks such as Daintree, Barron Gorge and Wooroonooran National Parks. To find more rainforest pictures, please click here.
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Possibly Pleurotus nidiformis. One of the best-known bioluminescent fungi in Australia. This is a large, irregular-shaped fungus with little or no stem, which often grows in dense clusters at the base of living or dead eucalypts. Bioluminescent mushroom light is created by a chemical reaction. A substance called luciferin reacts with an enzyme, luciferase, causing the luciferin to oxidise, with the consequent emission of light. Fireflies, glow-worms and a number of marine organisms, such as fish, use bioluminescence to attract prey or mates. | Tablelands | Australia