The Snowy Mountains cover a variety of climatic regions which support several distinct ecosystems.
The alpine area above the tree line is one of the most fragile and covers the smallest area.
This area is a patchwork of alpine heaths, herbfields, feldmarks, bogs and fens.
 The windswept feldmark ecotope is endemic to the alpine region, and covers a mere 300,000 square metres (3,200,000 sq ft).
 It is most vulnerable to the wandering footsteps of unmindful tourists.
The Snowy Mountains cover a variety of climatic regions which support several distinct ecosystems. The alpine area above the tree line is one of the most fragile and covers the smallest area. This area is a patchwork of alpine heaths, herbfields, feldmarks, bogs and fens.  The windswept feldmark ecotope is endemic to the alpine region, and covers a mere 300,000 square metres (3,200,000 sq ft).  It is most vulnerable to the wandering footsteps of unmindful tourists.
Snowy Mountains