Industrial past, urban future: using palaeo-studies to determine the industrial legacy of the Barwon Estuary, Victoria, Australia.

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dc.contributor.authorReeves, JMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGell, PAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorReichman, SMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorTrewarn, AJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZawadzki, Aen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-27T02:59:55Zen_AU
dc.date.available2016-06-27T02:59:55Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2015-11-27en_AU
dc.date.statistics2016-06-27en_AU
dc.description.abstractAround the globe, heavy industry has often been associated with estuaries, which provide water for operations, waste disposal and navigation. Many of these practices leave a legacy of contamination, which accumulate in the estuaries, which act as sediment sinks. Heavy metal contaminants may remain buried, even after the industrial practices are ceased. The Connewarre Complex is a series of wetlands, within the Port Philip and Bellarine Ramsar site. Through a unique combination of techniques, including diatom assemblages, biogeochemistry (δ13C, δ15N, C/N) and heavy metal content, the major anthropogenic influences over the last 170 years and the biotic response has been determined. Key features that can be elucidated include regulation of the waterways, establishment of heavy industry and major shifts in climatic conditions. In combination, these drivers have acted to rapidly shift the condition of the wetland from early in settlement such that the perceived ‘natural ecological character’ is actually an artificial one. The legacy of contamination is common to many Ramsar-listed wetlands. The lesson from this site is that, when making plans to manage the ecological condition of a wetland, past use needs to be considered to ensure that well meaning interventions do not exacerbate risk of mobilising contaminants best left undisturbed. © CSIRO 1996-2020en_AU
dc.identifier.citationReeves, J. M., Gell, P. A., Reichman, S. M., Trewarn, A. J., & Zawadzki, A. (2016). Industrial past, urban future: using palaeo-studies to determine the industrial legacy of the Barwon Estuary, Victoria, Australia. Paper presented to the PAGES-sponsored 2013 workshop ‘Ramsar Wetlands: Understanding Change in Ecological Character’ held at Queenscliff, Australia, 6-8 November 2013. In Marine and Freshwater Research, 67(6), 837-849. doi:10.1071/MF15344en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate8 November 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenamePAGES-sponsored 2013 workshop ‘Ramsar Wetlands: Understanding Change in Ecological Character’ held at Queenscliff,en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceQueenscliff, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate6 November 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc6758en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1323-1650en_AU
dc.identifier.issue6en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine and Freshwater Researchen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination837-849en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15344en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/7100en_AU
dc.identifier.volume67en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_AU
dc.subjectPaleoclimatologyen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectVictoriaen_AU
dc.subjectWastesen_AU
dc.subjectBiochemistryen_AU
dc.subjectMetalsen_AU
dc.titleIndustrial past, urban future: using palaeo-studies to determine the industrial legacy of the Barwon Estuary, Victoria, Australia.en_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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