Ecological assessment of northern lakes, post-2020 Duling bushfire, K'gari (Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park
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Meiklejohn, Andrew
Carpenter-Bundhoo, Luke
Hines, Harry
McPherson, Kylie
Behrendorff, Linda
Booth, Ron
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K'gari, Queensland
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This report documents the results of an assessment of the northern lakes’ precinct on K'gari (formally known as Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park, undertaken in June 2022. The area was extensively burnt during the Duling 2020 bushfire. The purpose was to assess the condition of wetland ecosystems, survey for the presence of threatened species and identify any ongoing impacts or management needs following the 2020 bushfire. The June 2022 survey was funded by the Queensland Government as part of the action plan (Melzer et al. 2021) supporting the implementation of recommendations in the post-fire ecological assessment (Meiklejohn et al. 2023). Twenty wetlands were assessed in the northern lakes’ precinct. An additional five wetlands outside the precinct were surveyed to examine regeneration following the Duling bushfire, particularly in peat-based systems.
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© State of Queensland, 2024. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Under this licence you are free, without having to seek our permission, to use this publication in accordance with the licence terms. You must keep intact the copyright notice and attribute the State of Queensland as the source of the publication.
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Freshwater ecology
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Population ecology
Terrestrial ecology
Zoology
Environmental management
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
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Melzer R., Meiklejohn A.R., Carpenter-Bundhoo L., Hines H.B., McPherson K., Behrendorff L. and Booth R. (2024) Ecological assessment of northern lakes, post-2020 Duling bushfire, K'gari (Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park. Brisbane: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.