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Ecological Character Description for Great Sandy Straits Ramsar Site, Queensland

Action Type(s): Inventory, monitoring and research
Language(s): English
Themes: GHG emissions from wetlands, Waterbirds and other biodiversity, Flood management
Offices: Oceania office
Continent / Country / Region: Oceania
Action Duration: Mar 2007 Until Jul 2007
Contact person: Warren Lee Long

The project required preparation of a comprehensive description of the ecological character of the Great Sandy Straits Ramsar site, south-east Queensland, using a recently-finalised national framework; also updating of the Ramsar Information Sheet and digital boundary map for the site.

Action Description:

The Ramsar Site includes intertidal flats, a sand estuary passage, mangroves, saltmarshes, and freshwater swamps including unusual 'patterned fens' on peat deposits.

Action Partners:

Funded by: the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. Implemented entirely by Wetlands International.