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Anglesea, is an integrated system connecting the coastal waters, estuaries and wetlands with a
diverse marine ecosystem. Shallow waters between 10 and 20 metres deep from the Ingoldsby
Reef up to the Point Addis Reef system include weedy seagrass, kelp and brightly coloured sponge
gardens that provide habitats for various fish species and other marine life. These environments are
inherently connected to the onshore coastal environments. These environments can be protected
and planned and managed to promote the larger interconnected ecosystem to support the goods and
services they provide;
• r6- Flora and Fauna [AS-RA9]; the onshore coastal environment of the Anglesea area contains a
wide range of habitats that support a diversity of plants and animals, including migratory animals
and shorebirds (such as the Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis, and the Pectoral
Sandpiper, Charadrius melanotos);
• Allow and enhance the natural horizontal migration of terrestrial fauna and flora communities by
removing barriers (such as built infrastructure) that may prevent migration, especially having
regard to the future temporary and permanent inundation of specific areas along the Anglesea
River;
• r7 - Soils [AS-RA10]; the healthy soils of the Anglesea catchment are important to the natural
environment of the area, including the biotic and abiotic elements. Soils influence the distribution
of plant species and support the habitat of organisms, which in turn are key to the ecological functioning of the Anglesea River. Practices to protect the soil from erosion, acidification due to the
close proximity to the ocean, and soil saturation will assist in regeneration of native vegetation
resilience, as well as supportive habitats for wildlife and river fish species.
pot
Potential for the natural environment of Anglesea includes specific opportunities to assist the environment to evolve its value-generating capacity as an ecological place, including:
• Establish and provide natural methods for shoreline protection at the Anglesea River inlet as well
as along the River, and include mangrove planting, saltmarsh vegetation, and wetland constructions along the River to mitigate flooding and tidal events as well as storm surges;
• Identify ecosystem processes specific to place that are adaptable and resilient against current climatic conditions. Apply these aspects of resilience to mitigation strategies for the Anglesea natural
environment for future scenarios of climate change;
• Identify vulnerable ecosystems and natural habitats at risk from climate change impacts, and assist
in migration options by providing biodiversity corridors;
• Set habitat provisions in place to allow for nutrient cycling, purification and water flows;
• Allow for the natural retreat of plants and animals to higher levels where coastal recession and
inundation will not have an impact; and
• Establish conditions that can potentially allow organisms, plants and animal species of the Anglesea
area to adapt to conditions that can enhance their evolutionary potential with novel functions to
thrive in alternative environments for the future.
7
7 According to Hall the genome of each organism contains the potential to evolve novel functions to adapt to changing
environments, embedded in its structure is the evolutionary potential to allow it to thrive in alternative and different
environments (Hall, 1999).
Appendix 6
Anglesea, is an integrated system connecting the coastal waters, estuaries and wetlands with a
diverse marine ecosystem. Shallow waters between 10 and 20 metres deep from the Ingoldsby
Reef up to the Point Addis Reef system include weedy seagrass, kelp and brightly coloured sponge
gardens that provide habitats for various fish species and other marine life. These environments are
inherently connected to the onshore coastal environments. These environments can be protected
and planned and managed to promote the larger interconnected ecosystem to support the goods and
services they provide;
• r6- Flora and Fauna [AS-RA9]; the onshore coastal environment of the Anglesea area contains a
wide range of habitats that support a diversity of plants and animals, including migratory animals
and shorebirds (such as the Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis, and the Pectoral
Sandpiper, Charadrius melanotos);
• Allow and enhance the natural horizontal migration of terrestrial fauna and flora communities by
removing barriers (such as built infrastructure) that may prevent migration, especially having
regard to the future temporary and permanent inundation of specific areas along the Anglesea
River;
• r7 - Soils [AS-RA10]; the healthy soils of the Anglesea catchment are important to the natural
environment of the area, including the biotic and abiotic elements. Soils influence the distribution
of plant species and support the habitat of organisms, which in turn are key to the ecological functioning of the Anglesea River. Practices to protect the soil from erosion, acidification due to the
close proximity to the ocean, and soil saturation will assist in regeneration of native vegetation
resilience, as well as supportive habitats for wildlife and river fish species.
pot
Potential for the natural environment of Anglesea includes specific opportunities to assist the environment to evolve its value-generating capacity as an ecological place, including:
• Establish and provide natural methods for shoreline protection at the Anglesea River inlet as well
as along the River, and include mangrove planting, saltmarsh vegetation, and wetland constructions along the River to mitigate flooding and tidal events as well as storm surges;
• Identify ecosystem processes specific to place that are adaptable and resilient against current climatic conditions. Apply these aspects of resilience to mitigation strategies for the Anglesea natural
environment for future scenarios of climate change;
• Identify vulnerable ecosystems and natural habitats at risk from climate change impacts, and assist
in migration options by providing biodiversity corridors;
• Set habitat provisions in place to allow for nutrient cycling, purification and water flows;
• Allow for the natural retreat of plants and animals to higher levels where coastal recession and
inundation will not have an impact; and
• Establish conditions that can potentially allow organisms, plants and animal species of the Anglesea
area to adapt to conditions that can enhance their evolutionary potential with novel functions to
thrive in alternative environments for the future.
7
7 According to Hall the genome of each organism contains the potential to evolve novel functions to adapt to changing
environments, embedded in its structure is the evolutionary potential to allow it to thrive in alternative and different
environments (Hall, 1999).
Appendix 6