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Peat Formation on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), subtropical eastern Australia |
VerfasserIn |
Patrick Moss, John Tibby, Cameron Barr, Chagi Weerensena, Allen Gontz, Lynda Petherick |
Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2016
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Artikel
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Sprache |
en
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Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 18 (2016) |
Datensatznummer |
250130109
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Publikation (Nr.) |
EGU/EGU2016-10311.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) is the second largest sand island in the world and contains extensive peat dominated wetlands, comprising ~20% of the total area of the island. These wetland systems include large areas of estuarine swamps [mainly mangrove forest (~16% of the island’s wetland area)], freshwater swamps [both herb (~58% of the island’s wetland area) and tree dominated (~20% of the island’s wetland area)] and numerous lake systems [both perched and window lakes (~2% of the island’s wetland area)]. This presentation will examine peat formation processes at four wetland sites: a late Holocene prograding beach system (Flinders Beach); a 150,000 year lacustrine system (Welsby Lagoon 1), as well as a late Holocene lacustrine/palustrine system (Welsby Lagoon 2); and a late Quaternary lacustrine/palustrine system (Tortoise Lagoon), as well as discussing broader environmental characteristics of Minjerribah’s nationally and internationally important wetland systems. |
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