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Habitat Location .. detailed information
Wetland
Toonpan Lagoon

Ross Creek And Ross River Catchment
Townsville Shire
  
Grid Reference No :DU828441
Wetland Type Classification :Simple wetland aggregation
Biogeographic Region :Brigalow Belt (North)
Ecological System/Subsystem :Palustrine
Class/Subclass :Emergent/Persistent
Dominance Type :Urochloa mutica
Water Regime :Seasonally flooded
Water Chemistry :Fresh
Soil :Organic
Associated Vegetation :Panicum maximum, Chloris sp.
Management Issues :Grazing, weeds
Conservation Value :Low-Med

Recommended Actions :
  1. Investigate grazing trials to control Urochloa.

        
       

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