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==Environment== ===Geology=== [[Barrington Tops]] is part of the [[Mount Royal Range]], a spur of the [[Great Dividing Range]]. Barrington Tops is a [[plateau]] between two of the large peaks in the range. The park is believed to be an extinct volcano and the mountain ranges are made up of a mixture of sedimentary rocks with a granite top. Erosion has weathered the granite and rounded granite boulders can be seen in some areas of the park. Estimates put the age of the rock at 300 to 400 million years, well before Australia separated from [[Gondwana]]. ===Climate=== [[File:barrington river.jpg|thumb|right|[[Barrington River (Australia)|Barrington River]]]] The climate varies from temperate on the lower altitudes to subalpine at highest elevations. A record low of {{Convert|-17|Β°C|Β°F|0|lk=on}} has been registered at {{Convert|1500|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[above mean sea level]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zoete |first1=Toivo |year=2000 |title=Vegetation survey of the Barrington Tops and Mount Royal National Parks for use in fire management |journal=Cunninghamia |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=511β578 |url=https://d-nb.info/1081087935/34 }}</ref> Rainfalls fluctuate between {{Convert|750|mm|in|0}} in the northwest to more than {{Convert|2000|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} in the southeast.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dodson |first1=J R |last2=Myers |first2=C A |title=Vegetation and Modern Pollen Rain From the Barrington Tops and Upper Hunter River Regions of New South Wales |journal=[[Australian Journal of Botany]]|date=1986 |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=293β304 |id={{INIST|8125112}} |doi=10.1071/BT9860293 }}</ref> ===Flora=== The ecology of the national park varies from [[Subtropics|subtropical]] [[rainforest]]s in the gullies to [[subalpine]] and [[Alpine climate|alpine]] regions on the mountain peaks. Snow usually falls on the mountain peaks every year and occasionally snows enough to close roads. Rainfall can exceed {{Convert|1500|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} per annum. A large variety of plants and animals reside in the park and the steepness of the terrain ensures that they are not disturbed by humans. Plant life includes a large variety of [[eucalypt]] trees including [[Eucalyptus pauciflora|snow gums]], subtropical and [[temperate]] [[rainforest]] trees like [[Nothofagus moorei|Antarctic beech]], [[Cyatheales|tree ferns]], a large variety of [[moss]]es and [[fern]]s and a wide range of edible plants such as the native raspberry, the native cherry and the [[Syzygium luehmannii|lilli pilli]]. ===Fauna=== [[File:echidna gravel.jpg|right|thumb|An [[echidna]] on a walking trail]] The remoteness and inaccessibility of a large part of the park has allowed some of the more sensitive animals to remain largely undisturbed. A large number of fauna have been catalogued in the park. Some of the more common animals include: [[Barking owl|barking]] and [[greater sooty owl|sooty owls]], [[eastern grey kangaroo]]s, [[frog]]s, [[pademelon]]s, [[cockatoo]]s, [[rosella]]s, [[kookaburra]]s, [[bat]]s and [[echidna]]s. It supports a globally important population of [[rufous scrub-bird]]s, as well as [[flame robin]]s, [[pale-yellow robin]]s, [[paradise riflebird]]s, [[green catbird]]s, [[regent bowerbird]]s and [[Australian logrunner]]s.<ref name=iba/> Animals such as [[quoll]]s, [[List of rodents of Australia|native rodents]] and [[platypus]] are reclusive, but may be seen. Not all of the animals in the park are desirable; introduced species such as [[Brumby|feral horses]], [[List of invasive species in Australia|deer]], [[Feral pig|feral pigs]], [[Feral goats in Australia|feral goats]], [[Red foxes in Australia|foxes]], and [[Cats in Australia|feral cats]] are planned to be removed.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Frances|last1=Thompson|first2=Donna|last2=Sharpe|date=2011-12-29|title=Ferals under fire in Barrington Tops|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/441321/ferals-under-fire-in-barrington-tops/|access-date=2021-02-18|website=[[Newcastle Herald]]|language=en-AU}}</ref>
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