Girraween National Park - What's New 2013

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7th November, 2013

Corrections:
- Dragonflies and Damselflies - the number of Australian Dragonfly and Damselfly families changed from 6 to 18 and 11 to 12 respectively.
New Download:
- Petal Rock by John Moye; Wildlife Australia, Spring 1996
New Species:
- Fungus - Marasmius sp. [3 photos]
- Butterfly - Oreixenica lathoniella Silver Xenica [1]
- Moth - Epidesmia hypenaria [1]
- Moth - Opodiphthera helena Helena Moth [4]
- Moth - Taxeotis intextata [1]
- Cicada - Ewartia oldfieldi Wattle Cicada [1]
- Damselfly - Griseargiolestes albescens Coastal Flatwing [1]
- Dragonfly - Austroaeschna parvistigma Swamp Darner [1]
- Dragonfly - Austrogomphus amphiclitus Pale Hunter [1]
The following page has been restructured with a mini-gallery format:
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
The following species have new photos and are now in the mini-gallery format:
- Cherax destructor Common Yabbie [3 photos, 1 new]
- Candalides hyacinthina hyacinthina Varied Dusky-blue [6 photos, 2 new]
- Diplacodes bipunctata Wandering Percher [3 photos, 2 new]
The following pages now have larger thumbnail images:
Updated:
- History - Chapter 1, Bill Goebel's Homeland... This page was retitled and edited. One image was removed.
- References pages - Fungi references have been separated from the Plants sections.
- References: Printed Materials page, Animals - added book; "Fact File Australian Freshwater Critters".
- References: Websites page, General - removed dead link to Australasian Nature Network.
- Copyright and Disclaimer page, listed permission by John Moye to use his article.

13th June, 2013

Corrections:
- Fixed a broken link in Gallery - Montage, Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko to Oedura tryoni.
- Fungi:
  - Stinkhorn Clathrus sp. is Lysurus sp.
  - Moved Asterostroma sp. and Peniophora sp. from Gilled Fungi to Leathery Fungi.
  - Moved Pisolithus marmoratus from Fleshy-pored Fungi to Puffballs.
  - Moved Phylloporus australiensis from Fleshy-pored Fungi to Gilled Fungi.
  - Corrected the naming of as yet unidentified Boletus and Russula species.
  - Replaced two photos of Ramaria ochraceosalmonicolor with photos of the correct species.
  - The Downloads page - Girraween Algae, Fungi and Lichen Species List reflects the above changes.

Updated:
- The Visitor Information Centre section has had a major overhaul.
  - There is a page for the interior of the Centre, with galleries showing the three seasonal displays and permanent display. [There are a great many new photos mixed in with old photos. Wildflowers - 3 photos, Pest Control - 6, Fire Management - 7, Permanent Display - 21]
  - There is a page with a gallery of photos of the exterior of the Centre. [6 photos]
  - The Gunn's Cottage photos have been put together onto the one page with some information about the history of the building. It is now a part of the Visitor Information Centre section. [2 photos]
- The Tracks section has had a major overhaul. There are now galleries for all the non track-sequence photos. They are:
  - Wyberba Views [7 new photos]
  - Junction Views [22 photos, 12 are new]
  - The Pyramid [19 photos, 15 new, replaced 5]
  - Balancing Rock [5 photos, 1 new]
  - Top Views - Pyramids [7 photos, 5 new]
  - Second Pyramid [13 photos, 6 new]
  - Twin Domes [16 photos, 10 new]
  - Not The Balancing Rock... [2 photos, no new]
  - Views of Castle Rock [15 photos, 10 new]
  - At the Top - Castle Rock [11 photos, all new]
  - Views of The Sphinx [12 photos, 4 new]
  - Views of Turtle Rock [12 photos, 5 new]
  - The Sphinx and Turtle Rock [5 photos, all new]
  - Views of the Mountain - Mt Norman [19 photos, 9 new, moved or replaced 6]
  - Views from the Top - Mt Norman [18 photos, 13 new]
  - Views of the Waterhole - Dr Roberts' Waterhole [12 photos, no new]
  - Beneath the Cliff - Underground Creek [16 photos, 11 new]
  - The Cave - Underground Creek [2 photos, no new]
  - Above the Cliff - Underground Creek [18 photos, 15 new]
- Orchid Flowering Calendar available on the Downloads page.
- Thanks To... page - added photographers Elizabeth Ninness and Loy Xingwen.
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry credit and link on Thanks To... page and relevant fish pages.
- References: Printed Materials page, Plants - added book; "Australian Grasses: A Gardener's Guide to Native Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Grasstrees".
- Removed link to The Visitor Information Centre from the Bald Rock Creek Circuit page as not deemed necessary.
- Fungi:
  - Updated the name of Ramaria capitata var. ochraceosalmonicolor to Ramaria ochraceosalmonicolor.
  - Added extra information to Tremella mesenterica.

6th April, 2013

Corrections:
- Algae page - replaced "algaes" with correct plural "algae".
- Incorrect species name - Lentinus fasciatus Hairy Trumpet Fungus is now Panus fasciatus.
New Species:
Fungus - Amanita flavella [1 photo]
Fungus - Boletus sp. PL128310 [1]
Fungus - Calvatia lilacina [3]
Fungus - Clathrus sp. Stinkhorn [1]
Fungus - Ganoderma sp. [2]
Fungus - Geastrum triplex Collared Earth Star [1]
Fungus - Limacella sp. [3]
Fungus - Ramaria capitata var. ochraceosalmonicolor [3]
Fungus - Tremella mesenterica Yellow Brain [1]
Updated:
- The What's New pages. Moved 2012 entries to their own page and started this page for 2013.
- The Downloads page - Girraween Algae, Fungi and Lichen Species List has been updated with new species.
- References: Printed Materials page, Animals - added book; "Grasshopper country: the abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia".
- Thanks To... page - added photographers Arthur Chapman, Bill Leithhead, Lucy (lucya) and Richard Hartland.
- Continued expansion and redesign of the Fungi section. Basidiomycetes fungi are now sorted into subgroups:

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