Ross Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Ross | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 1,705.52 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Townsville | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
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| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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Total number: 5
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| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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Number of current sites: 0
Number of historical sites: 9
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External Links / Description:
Additional information may be available via the Intersecting Areas listed above.
- Estuary Assessment 2000 - Ross River
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Ross River
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Ross River
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Ross River
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Ross River
- Water resources - Quality - Ross River
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Ross River
- Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Ross River
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Ross River
- Economics - Ross River
- Soils - Ross River
- Soils - Ross River
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt South
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 804 | 277.70 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| Estuarine | 108 | 137.14 | 49.4% | 8.0% |
| Lacustrine | 171 | 58.33 | 21.0% | 3.4% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 2 | 0.31 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 266 | 30.14 | 10.9% | 1.8% |
| Combined Palustrine/Riverine | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 256 | 51.78 | 18.6% | 3.0% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1399 | 180 | 165 | 48 | 1587 |
| Animals | 572 | 27 | 107 | 32 | 607 |
| Amphibians | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| Birds | 353 | 7 | 86 | 21 | 366 |
| Bony fish | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Insects | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mammals | 56 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| Reptiles | 89 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 92 |
| Fungi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Plants | 797 | 153 | 56 | 16 | 950 |
| Protists | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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