A ramsar-wetland in suburbia: wetland management in an urbanised, industrialised area

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dc.contributor.authorKermode, SJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHeijnis, Hen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWong, HKYen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZawadzki, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGadd, PSen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPermana, Aen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-26T23:45:04Zen_AU
dc.date.available2016-06-26T23:45:04Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2015-01-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractWetlands provide crucial services to support human populations and intrinsic environmental functioning. They are, therefore, recognised at higher-level global conservation treaties down to regional and local environmental management plans. Palaeorecords to understand preimpact conditions and ranges of natural variability are critical, alongside ongoing monitoring of ecosystem health for understanding important wetlands and determining long-term conservation strategies. They also enable effective analysis of human impacts. Towra Point Nature Reserve is an internationally significant wetland complex listed under multiple international conservation agreements, including the 1971 Ramsar Convention. It faces similar challenges to other coastal wetlands globally: sea level rise, changing shoreline conditions, and anthropogenic impacts. Its location within Sydney’s Botany Bay results in high potential for pollutants to enter the wetland complex. This makes ongoing monitoring of the ecosystem critically important. This study has found that arsenic, lead and zinc are relatively elevated in the southern part of the embayment, adjacent to an urban area, where concentrations are near to, or exceeding trigger levels (ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000). In contrast, in the western part of the embayment contaminant levels are well below trigger values. We propose that these trigger levels should be adopted and incorporated into the Towra Point Plan of Management. © CSIRO 1996-2020en_AU
dc.identifier.citationKermode, S. J., Heijnis, H., Wong, H., Zawadzki, A., Gadd, P., & Permana, A. (2016). A ramsar-wetland in suburbia: wetland management in an urbanised, industrialised area. 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), 771-781. doi: 10.1071/mf14307en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate8 November 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenamePAGES-sponsored 2013 workshop ‘Ramsar Wetlands: Understanding Change in Ecological Characteren_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceQueenscliff, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate6 November 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc6762en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1323-1650en_AU
dc.identifier.issue6en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine and Freshwater Researchen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination771-781en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF14307en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/7097en_AU
dc.identifier.volume67en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_AU
dc.subjectWetlandsen_AU
dc.subjectUrban areasen_AU
dc.subjectIndustryen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.subjectZincen_AU
dc.subjectPollution sourcesen_AU
dc.titleA ramsar-wetland in suburbia: wetland management in an urbanised, industrialised areaen_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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