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to the west coast of western Australia. The
latter (the Brixton Street Wetlands ) are an
environmentally signifi cant wetland area in
the city of Perth in western Australia.
6. The other wetlands in Australia include the
Boondall Wetlands, which lie on the edge of
Moreton Bay in the Brisbane suburbs of
Boondall and Nudgee Beach, and the Bushy
Park Wetlands is a 30 ha conservation park in
Glen Waverley, Victoria in Australia.
7. Tasmania is a unique region in Australia having typical bioresources in the lentic bodies.
The Perched Lake is a warm monomictic
lake in South West Tasmania.
8. Wetlands are found throughout the length
and breadth of New Zealand (NZ), but the
distribution is far from uniform. All districts
have saline/estuarine wetlands, though the
nature of these differs, e . g ., mangroves
occur only in the northern half of the North
Island, and most have freshwater lowland
swamps.
9. Montane wetlands and peatlands are more
concentrated in certain location.
10. The former occur mainly in the South Island
high country and the latter in Northland, etc.
11. Concomitant to above, the wetlands of NZ
include the Rakatu Wetlands, Sinclair
Wetlands and Taupo Swamp. The wetlands
are home to many different species of birds
including scaup, swans and different types of
waterfowls including Fernbird and rare bittern. A number of birds such as White herons
and spoonbills occasionally frequent the
area.
Suggested Readings
AHC (1989) The Heritage of Western Australia. The
Illustrated Register of the National Estate. Australian
Heritage Commission. MacMillan/Crows Nest, South
Melbourne/Australia
Allen GI, Leggett R (1990) A collection of freshwater
fi shes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Rec West Aust Mus 14:527–545
Anderson PK (1982) Studies of dugong at Shark Bay,
Western Australia. Aust Wildl Res 9:69–99
Anderson R et al (1984) Loss of wildlife habitat in Northland.
New Zealand Wildlife Service technical report no. 6
Anon (1980) Lake Tekapo and environs coastal reserves
investigation. Department of Lands and Survey,
Christchurch
Anon (1982) Lake Hayes Management Plan – August
1982. Management plan series number RR20.
Department of Lands and Survey, Dunedin
Anon (1984) Biological resources of the Wellington
Region. Wellington Regional Council, QEII Trust and
NZ Biological Resources Centre, Wellington
Anon (1985) Water resource inventory for the Clutha
Kawarau and Hawea Rivers – a review. Otago
Catchment and Regional Water Board, Otago
Anon (1989) Taupo Swamp, Plimmerton, management
plan. Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, Wellington,
New Zealand
Anon (1990) Physical environment of Okarito Lagoon,
South Westland, New Zealand. Unpublished report of
the NZ Forest Service, Forest Research Institute
Anon (1994) Something old, something new. Landscope
9(4):5
Anon (1990) Southern Western Australian Seagrass study:
fi nal report. Unpublished report tot he Australian
Heritage Commission by Murdoch University, Perth
APACE Green Skills, Pen L (1997) Survey of river foreshores in the Oyster Harbour Catchment 1997. Water
and Rivers Commission, Perth, Water Resource
Technical Series WRT17
Arboressence Consultancy (1996) Toolibin Alley Farming
Trial (TAFT): report year one. Department of
Conservation and Land Management, Narrogin
ARL (1992) Survey of the macroinvertebrate fauna and
water chemistry of permanent lakes of the south coast
of Western Australia. Unpublished report by Aquatic
Research Laboratory, University of Western Australia,
to Western Australian Department of Conservation &
Land Management
Auckland Regional Authority (1987a) Landforms of the
Firth of Thames: 1. The Chenier Plain at Miranda.
Planning Department, Cyclostyled
Auckland Regional Authority (1987b) Landforms of the
Firth of Thames: 2. Gravel ridges at Whakatiwai.
Planning Department, Cyclostyled
Auckland Regional Authority (1987c) Manukau maritime
planning scheme. Auckland Regional Authority,
Auckland
Auckland Regional Authority (1987d) Proposed regional
planning scheme. Auckland Regional Authority,
Auckland
Australian Heritage Commission (1993) Perth airport
bushland. Interim list of the Register of the National
Estate
Balla SA, Davis JA (1993) Wetlands of the Swan Coastal
plain, vol. 5: Managing Perth’s wetlands to conserve
the aquatic fauna. Water Authority Western Australian
and Environmental Protection Authority
Bamford MJ, Bamford AR (1998) Ecological Research
Consultancy Monitoring Program to determine
whether use of personal watercraft is affecting wildlife
(Executive Summary). Unpublished report to the
Department of Transport, Fremantle
25 Wetlands of Australasia
to the west coast of western Australia. The
latter (the Brixton Street Wetlands ) are an
environmentally signifi cant wetland area in
the city of Perth in western Australia.
6. The other wetlands in Australia include the
Boondall Wetlands, which lie on the edge of
Moreton Bay in the Brisbane suburbs of
Boondall and Nudgee Beach, and the Bushy
Park Wetlands is a 30 ha conservation park in
Glen Waverley, Victoria in Australia.
7. Tasmania is a unique region in Australia having typical bioresources in the lentic bodies.
The Perched Lake is a warm monomictic
lake in South West Tasmania.
8. Wetlands are found throughout the length
and breadth of New Zealand (NZ), but the
distribution is far from uniform. All districts
have saline/estuarine wetlands, though the
nature of these differs, e . g ., mangroves
occur only in the northern half of the North
Island, and most have freshwater lowland
swamps.
9. Montane wetlands and peatlands are more
concentrated in certain location.
10. The former occur mainly in the South Island
high country and the latter in Northland, etc.
11. Concomitant to above, the wetlands of NZ
include the Rakatu Wetlands, Sinclair
Wetlands and Taupo Swamp. The wetlands
are home to many different species of birds
including scaup, swans and different types of
waterfowls including Fernbird and rare bittern. A number of birds such as White herons
and spoonbills occasionally frequent the
area.
Suggested Readings
AHC (1989) The Heritage of Western Australia. The
Illustrated Register of the National Estate. Australian
Heritage Commission. MacMillan/Crows Nest, South
Melbourne/Australia
Allen GI, Leggett R (1990) A collection of freshwater
fi shes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Rec West Aust Mus 14:527–545
Anderson PK (1982) Studies of dugong at Shark Bay,
Western Australia. Aust Wildl Res 9:69–99
Anderson R et al (1984) Loss of wildlife habitat in Northland.
New Zealand Wildlife Service technical report no. 6
Anon (1980) Lake Tekapo and environs coastal reserves
investigation. Department of Lands and Survey,
Christchurch
Anon (1982) Lake Hayes Management Plan – August
1982. Management plan series number RR20.
Department of Lands and Survey, Dunedin
Anon (1984) Biological resources of the Wellington
Region. Wellington Regional Council, QEII Trust and
NZ Biological Resources Centre, Wellington
Anon (1985) Water resource inventory for the Clutha
Kawarau and Hawea Rivers – a review. Otago
Catchment and Regional Water Board, Otago
Anon (1989) Taupo Swamp, Plimmerton, management
plan. Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, Wellington,
New Zealand
Anon (1990) Physical environment of Okarito Lagoon,
South Westland, New Zealand. Unpublished report of
the NZ Forest Service, Forest Research Institute
Anon (1994) Something old, something new. Landscope
9(4):5
Anon (1990) Southern Western Australian Seagrass study:
fi nal report. Unpublished report tot he Australian
Heritage Commission by Murdoch University, Perth
APACE Green Skills, Pen L (1997) Survey of river foreshores in the Oyster Harbour Catchment 1997. Water
and Rivers Commission, Perth, Water Resource
Technical Series WRT17
Arboressence Consultancy (1996) Toolibin Alley Farming
Trial (TAFT): report year one. Department of
Conservation and Land Management, Narrogin
ARL (1992) Survey of the macroinvertebrate fauna and
water chemistry of permanent lakes of the south coast
of Western Australia. Unpublished report by Aquatic
Research Laboratory, University of Western Australia,
to Western Australian Department of Conservation &
Land Management
Auckland Regional Authority (1987a) Landforms of the
Firth of Thames: 1. The Chenier Plain at Miranda.
Planning Department, Cyclostyled
Auckland Regional Authority (1987b) Landforms of the
Firth of Thames: 2. Gravel ridges at Whakatiwai.
Planning Department, Cyclostyled
Auckland Regional Authority (1987c) Manukau maritime
planning scheme. Auckland Regional Authority,
Auckland
Auckland Regional Authority (1987d) Proposed regional
planning scheme. Auckland Regional Authority,
Auckland
Australian Heritage Commission (1993) Perth airport
bushland. Interim list of the Register of the National
Estate
Balla SA, Davis JA (1993) Wetlands of the Swan Coastal
plain, vol. 5: Managing Perth’s wetlands to conserve
the aquatic fauna. Water Authority Western Australian
and Environmental Protection Authority
Bamford MJ, Bamford AR (1998) Ecological Research
Consultancy Monitoring Program to determine
whether use of personal watercraft is affecting wildlife
(Executive Summary). Unpublished report to the
Department of Transport, Fremantle
25 Wetlands of Australasia