Level H
Possible Problems in the Kakadu Wetland
The Kakadu Wetlands is a great place to go. There are many great scenes and animals to see. Along with many great things in Kakadu, there are also many problems that affect Kakadu greatly.
One problem that the Kakadu Wetland faces is vast amount of wildfires during the dry season. These fires started to show up more frequently during the late dry season after the non-Aboriginal people arrived because the native people weren’t there to manage these fires. All of these fires were large and destructive affecting the distribution of plants and animals. During the wet season, there is a rapid growth in plants and vegetation but in the dry season this vegetation dries out adding more “fuel” to the fire. Since the Kakadu Wetlands are also a national park, park managers have worked together with native people to reduce the damage of wildfires through a mix of modern science and traditional methods.
Another problem that the Kakadu Wetland faces is invasive species. Many different species of weeds have invaded to Wetlands ecosystem taking away moisture, nutrients, and sunlight from native plants. This offsets the balance of the Wetlands ecosystem. Some of these invasive weeds are the Mimosa Pigra, Salvinia, Water Hyacinth,and Para Grass. Park managers have commited many resources towards weed control activities.There are also many animals that have invaded the Kakadu wetland such as buffalos, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, and cane toads. These species will offset the wetlands food chain with more competition for the native animals. Those are some of the problems that the Kakadu Wetland faces.
Possible Problems in the Kakadu Wetland
The Kakadu Wetlands is a great place to go. There are many great scenes and animals to see. Along with many great things in Kakadu, there are also many problems that affect Kakadu greatly.
One problem that the Kakadu Wetland faces is vast amount of wildfires during the dry season. These fires started to show up more frequently during the late dry season after the non-Aboriginal people arrived because the native people weren’t there to manage these fires. All of these fires were large and destructive affecting the distribution of plants and animals. During the wet season, there is a rapid growth in plants and vegetation but in the dry season this vegetation dries out adding more “fuel” to the fire. Since the Kakadu Wetlands are also a national park, park managers have worked together with native people to reduce the damage of wildfires through a mix of modern science and traditional methods.
Another problem that the Kakadu Wetland faces is invasive species. Many different species of weeds have invaded to Wetlands ecosystem taking away moisture, nutrients, and sunlight from native plants. This offsets the balance of the Wetlands ecosystem. Some of these invasive weeds are the Mimosa Pigra, Salvinia, Water Hyacinth,and Para Grass. Park managers have commited many resources towards weed control activities.There are also many animals that have invaded the Kakadu wetland such as buffalos, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, and cane toads. These species will offset the wetlands food chain with more competition for the native animals. Those are some of the problems that the Kakadu Wetland faces.