Back of Beyond The NT: Burdulba Creek / Kakadu Part I / November 2010

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Burdulba Creek has an interesting environment in that you can explore the creek, the floodplain or the plateaus.Chasms and gorges form a network that dissects the rocky platforms on the plateau. The plateau top is a harsh, dry environment where water drains away quickly and top soil is scarce in most areas. Sparse pockets of open forest and woodlands have developed in these areas. However creeks have carved deep gorges in the escarpment in which tall monsoon forests grow. These areas form microclimates for plants and animals and often serve as a refuge during the dry season. Allosyncarpia ternata, a large shady tree found only in the Kakadu and Arnhem Land, is the dominant plant species. During the wet season, water carried down from the Arnhem Land plateau often overflows from creeks and rivers onto nearby floodplains. Alluvial soils carried in the floodwaters add nutrients to the floodplains. Nutrient-rich soils along with an abundance of water and sunlight make the floodplains an area of prolific plant and animal life.
Source: [http://www.thefullwiki.org/Kakadu]
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Glasswing butterfly Acraea andromacha
on larva food
Adenia heterophylla
In the stone country
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