Brief description
This study was undertaken to examine the ecology and extent of saltmarshes of the Peel-Harvey. The extent and composition of the samphire saltmarshes was investigated over the period of 37 years (from 1957 to 1994), using aerial photography over the whole estuary, and detailed field surveys at ten sites.Lineage
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Statement: Two sets of data were created. The first is presented in a report format, the second as raw data. The Samphire Marshes of the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System, Western Australia was a report on the saltmarshes of the Peel-Harvey Estuary and Serpentine River, carried out before the opening of the Dawesville Channel. This study focused on the use of aerial photographs combined with ground truthing to document changes in saltmarsh area and continuity of cover from 1957 to 1994. Ten sites around the estuary were also selected for detailed studies on zonation of saltmarsh communities (see thumbnail for locations)
The second set of data was collected after the Channel opened. Twelve transects, two per site, were established on CALM reserves around the Peel-Harvey (see thumbnail) during October and December 1994, and revisited at the same time each year. For each transect, heights above temporary datum along the first seaward twenty meters were determined, along with plant species composition every ten centimetres of the transect.
The CD-ROM can be accessed from the Murdoch Library.
Notes
CreditThis project was funded under the National Estate Grants Program, a Commonwealth-financed grants scheme administered by the Australian Heritage Commission (Federal Government) and the Heritage Council of Western Australia (State Government). This project also received funds from the Gordon Reid Foundation, City of Mandurah, ALCOA, Peel Inlet Management Authority, and Peel Development Commission. Department of Planning and Urban Development and the Department of Transport provided all the aerial photography used in the study.
Purpose
To examine the extent and composition of samphire saltmarshes in Peel-Harvey Estuary.
To examine the extent and composition of samphire saltmarshes in Peel-Harvey Estuary.
Issued: 01 10 1995
Data time period: 1957-01-01 to 1994-01-01
text: westlimit=115.6; southlimit=-32.8; eastlimit=115.8; northlimit=-32.5
text: uplimit=3; downlimit=0
Subjects
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS |
BIOSPHERE |
COASTAL PROCESSES |
COMMUNITY DYNAMICS |
Community Structure |
EARTH SCIENCE |
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS |
Estuaries |
Estuarine Habitat |
Marshes |
OCEANS |
WETLANDS |
environment |
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Other Information
Samphire Marshes of the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System - Study (samphire_marshes.pdf)
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Identifiers
- Local : ISBN 0-86905-470-8
- global : df1ad660-0cee-11dc-ab27-00188b4c0af8