Holocene ecosystem change in Little Llangothlin Lagoon, Australia: implications for the management of a Ramsar-listed wetland

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dc.contributor.authorWoodward, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorShulmeister, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZawadzki, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChild, DPen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBarry, LAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHotchkis, MACen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-25T21:08:18Zen_AU
dc.date.available2020-03-25T21:08:18Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2016-01-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2020-03-20en_AU
dc.description.abstractWe present new chironomid and stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) data from Little Llangothlin Lagoon, Australia that provides more detail on changes in this wetland since European settlement ca. 1840 AD. We also examine how the updated Holocene paleoecological record provides insights for management of this Ramsar-listed wetland. The current management strategy for Little Llangothlin is to restore the wetland and catchment to its natural state. This strategy is intended to protect the values that allowed it to be listed as a Ramsar wetland; i.e. its role as a drought refuge for waterbirds and to preserve or enhance threatened ecological communities. There are clear conflicts between the Ramsar listing criteria, management objectives and the management strategy in light of information provided by the palaeoecological record. In particular, restoration of terrestrial ecosystems through reforestation may jeopardise the wetlands role as a drought refuge. Some activities, such as artificial raising of the water level in 1989 are intended to restore, but actually introduced a state that did not exist prior to human settlement. We recommend a more integrated management approach that heeds the information provided by the palaeoecological record and focuses more on maintenance or enhancement of ecosystem services and biodiversity. © 2016, Springeren_AU
dc.identifier.citationWoodward, C., Shulmeister, J., Zawadzki, A., Child, D., Barry, L., & Hotchkis, M. (2017). Holocene ecosystem change in Little Llangothlin Lagoon, Australia: implications for the management of a Ramsar-listed wetland. Hydrobiologia, 785(1), 337-358. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-2942-0en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc8963en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1573-5117en_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleHydrobiologiaen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination337-358en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2942-0en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/9239en_AU
dc.identifier.volume785en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_AU
dc.subjectQuaternary perioden_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectWetlandsen_AU
dc.subjectDroughtsen_AU
dc.subjectBirdsen_AU
dc.subjectWatershedsen_AU
dc.subjectEcosystemsen_AU
dc.titleHolocene ecosystem change in Little Llangothlin Lagoon, Australia: implications for the management of a Ramsar-listed wetlanden_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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