Upland wetlands in the Namoi catchment : mapping distribution and disturbance classes of fens, bogs and lagoons
- To assist with planning and conservation strategies, mapping of wetlands above 700 m elevation across the Namoi Catchment (east of Tamworth) was undertaken. The number of hectares of each type within this high-elevation region, the area currently in conservation reserves and the status of these remnants was assessed. 1 001 wetlands were mapped and allocated to three wetland types (fens, bogs and lagoons) and six disturbance groups (based on agricultural clearing and presence of dams). Total wetlands cover was 4 490 ha, of which fens were the most common, followed by bogs and a single lagoon. The smallest wetland was 0.12 ha in size, the largest 113 ha and the average 5 ha. Only 10% of all wetlands were considered to be in near natural state with only 5.5% of all wetland area protected within conservation reserves.
| Author: | John T. Hunter |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-325249 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.7751/cunninghamia.2013.009 |
| ISSN: | 2200-405X |
| ISSN: | 0727-9620 |
| Parent Title (English): | Cunninghamia : a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2013/12/06 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2013/11/18 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2013/12/06 |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page Number: | 5 |
| First Page: | 331 |
| Last Page: | 335 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 363350187 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia / Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia, Volume 13 (2013) |
| : | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-311583 |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
