Habitat Location .. detailed information | |
Wetland Ross River-Alligator Ck Mangroves South Bank Coast And Associated Wetlands Townsville Shire | |
Grid Reference No : | DU895640 |
Wetland Type Classification : | Complex continuous wetland aggregation |
Biogeographic Region : | Brigalow Belt (North) |
Ecological System/Subsystem : | 1. Marine/Intertidal 2. Estuarine/Intertidal |
Class/Subclass : | 1. Scrub-shrub wetland/Evergreen 2. Emergent/Persistent |
Dominance Type : | 1. Avicennia marina 2. Halosarcia sp. |
Water Regime : | Regularly flooded |
Water Chemistry : | 1. Euhaline 2. Mixohaline |
Soil : | Organic |
Associated Vegetation : | 1. Rhizophora sp. Bruguiera sp. 2. Halosarcia indica, Sporobolous virginicus |
Size : | up to ~ >100m from landward edge |
Management Issues : | Sewerage disposal, industrial development, land tenure, urban development. |
Conservation Value : | Very High |
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