A Classification of Tasmanian estuaries and assessment of their conservation significance using ecological and physical attributes, population and land use

• Main Authors: Edgar, GJ, Barrett, NS, Graddon, DJ
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Research Laboratories, TAFI 1999
• Subjects: 270708 Conservation and Biodiversity; 270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Estuaries - Tasmania; Conservation - Ecology; Payne; King Island; Gibba; Flinders; Payne Bay; East Inlet; Spallanzani; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1718/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1718/1/A_Classification_of_Tasmanian_Estuaries_and_Assessment_of_their_Conservation_Significance_using_Ecological_and_Physical_Attributes,_Population_and_Land_Use.pdf

Physical attributes of Tasmanian estuaries A total of 111 estuaries of moderate or large size were recognised around Tasmania and associated Bass Strait islands. The catchments of these estuaries were mapped using GIS, and available data on geomorphology, geology, hydrology and rainfall collated for...