Peel-Harvey Estuarine System Overview

Researchers: Kobryn, Halina, Dr (Point of contact)

Brief description A CD-ROM and webpage were created to consolidate information and data about the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System in south-western Australia. The CD-ROM has an ISBN: 0-86905-791-X. The CD-ROM and webpage contain the same information.

Lineage Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned

Lineage Statement: Refer to individual dataset lineage.

Notes Credit
Over the years the following state agencies supported the work described here: Department of Conservation and Environment, Environmental Protection Authority, Agriculture W.A., Water and Rivers Commission, Department of Transport. The following agencies concerned with tertiary institutions also provided support: The Commonwealth Postgraduate Awards Scheme, The Centre for Water Research at the University of Western Australia (UWA), the Botany Department at UWA, the Institute for Environmental Science at Murdoch University, The Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory at Murdoch University (previously the Nutrient Analysis Laboratory at UWA Botany Department), the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University, the Murdoch University Senior Scholar in Residence Scheme. Support has also been received from many others including Peel Preservation Group, City of Mandurah, ALCOA Australia Ltd., and the Gordon Reid Foundation. Thank you to the following for making their photography available: Mary Quale, Peter Sanderson, Ron Glasson, Professor Arthur McComb, A/Prof Jen McComb, Robert Atkins, Dr Anne Huber, (the late) Dr Ernest Hodgkin, Dr David Gordon, Dr R. Lukatelich Vic Beecham, Thelma Crook, Alan Rossow, Mike Roeger and Dr Jenny Davis. Thank you to Prof. Arthur McComb and other volunteers as well as Ron Glasson and Halina T. Kobryn who compiled all the information.

Notes Purpose
To provide an overview of the large database which has been accumulated about the eutrophic Peel-Harvey Estuarine System in south-western Australia.

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