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dc.contributor.authorAnorov, JM
dc.contributor.authorDale, PER
dc.contributor.authorPowell, B
dc.contributor.authorGreenway, M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:11:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:11:39Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-08-25T07:01:12Z
dc.identifier.issn0080-469X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29268
dc.description.abstractCoastal wetlands in sub-tropical Australia are increasingly under pressures from population growth and development. To understand and manage the complex systems sustainably requires the integration of knowledge from many disciplines about processes and how these operate. The research takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding a coastal wetland in sub-tropical south-east Queensland and how it has been impacted by management activities. It starts with a conceptual model and explores this in five discrete but interrelated studies: stratigraphy, pollen analysis, climate and meteorology, soil chemistry (acid sulfate soils assessment), and more recent land use changes. The historical development of the area is outlined using long-term information from sediment cores and pollen analysis as well as more recent history from documents relating to European settlement and aerial photographs for the recent past. Climatic and soils data elucidate the effects of weather variability on the system and are used to assess the impact of drainage works on the flood plain and especially on acid sulfate soils. It concludes that human activities in the area, particularly in the last half of the 20th century, have led to rapid changes. The major issues are salinisation from tidal intrusion into ditched areas and the oxidation of acid sulfate soils resulting from disturbance of the substrate for development-related purposes. Management recommendations include restoring the hydrology and managing land use.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Queensland
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://qld.royalsoc.org.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom19
dc.relation.ispartofpageto32
dc.relation.ispartofjournalProceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland
dc.relation.ispartofvolume114
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.titleAn interdisciplinary approach for understanding and managing a sub-tropical coastal wetland ecosystem: Native Dog Creek, Southeast Queensland, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
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gro.date.issued2009
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gro.griffith.authorDale, Patricia E.


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