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Habitat Location .. detailed information
Wetland
Stuart Creek - below Bruce highway
Stuart Creek Catchment
Townsville Shire
  
Grid Reference No :DU830640
Wetland Type Classification :Simple wetland aggregation
Biogeographic Region :Brigalow Belt (North)
Ecological System/Subsystem :Riverine/Intermittent
Class/Subclass :Unconsolidated Bottom/Mud
Dominance Type :Myriophyllum verrucosum
Water Regime :Seasonally flooded
Water Chemistry :Fresh
Soil :Organic
Associated Vegetation :Urochloa mutica, Panicum maximum
Size :channel ~ 10m wide
Management Issues :Catchment management, weeds
Conservation Value :Low-Med

Recommended Actions :
  1. Prevent further impact to gallery riparian forest by adjacent land uses (existing and proposed).

  2. Support/facilitate community group rehabilitation initiatives.

        
       

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