Dalhousie Survey (Scientific Expedition Group) Survey

Witjira National Park Dalhousie Mound Springs survey conducted by Scientific Expedition Group (SEG) in 2003. Expedition Witjira 2003 was a major collaboration between the SEG, DEH and NPWS. The main objective was to conduct a biodiversity survey of the area, particularly the mound springs, to observe any differences between the springs with original vegetation and those where feral date palms are invading the springs.Other objectives were to search for rare rodents, Kowari and marsupial Moles ans survey for feral animals. Report available - Expedition Witjira Interim Report: 12th-26th July, 2003 - A Biodiversity Survey of the Mound Springs and Surrounding Area (Spiral bound) Edited by Janet Furler, Edited by Richard Willing. The Dalhousie Survey (Scientific Expedition Group) Survey is part of the Biological Survey of South Australia Program which is a series of systematic surveys conducted across the state between 1971 and the present with the broad aim of providing a baseline inventory of South Australia's flora and fauna biodiversity.