The Clarence-Moreton bioregion has 14 threatened ecological communities with 7 of these also listed endangered by the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Of these threatened communities, 5 are directly associated with water bodies and riverine systems. These are the swamp sclerophyll forest on coastal floodplains, montane peatlands and swamps of the New England tableland, lowland rainforest on floodplains, coastal saltmarsh, and the subtropical coastal floodplain forest. The Clarence-Moreton bioregion is home to 432 threatened species listed under the Queensland, New South Wales and Commonwealth legislations. These include: amphibians (13 species), insects (9 species), gastropod (1 species), fish (5 species), birds (94 species), mammals (42 species), reptiles (18 species) and plants (250 species).
A number of lacustrine and palustrine wetlands are situated around the region, including some substantial wetlands in the Clarence Lowlands. Some of these wetlands are included in A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (Environment Australia, 2001). A number of endangered species use the wetlands as their habitat, including 13 frog species. These wetlands are also important to local and migratory bird species with at least 11 species listed in the international migratory bird agreements. There are also 5 threatened fish species associated with the wetlands.
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- 1.1.1 Bioregion
- 1.1.2 Geography
- 1.1.3 Geology
- 1.1.4 Hydrogeology and groundwater quality
- 1.1.5 Surface water hydrology and surface water quality
- 1.1.6 Surface water – groundwater interactions
- 1.1.7 Ecology
- Citation
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors to the Technical Programme
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