Styx Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Styx | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 3,014.94 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | none | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 7
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| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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| Water Quality Sampling: |
Number of current sites: 0
Number of historical sites: 0
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External Links / Description:
Additional information may be available via the Intersecting Areas listed above.
- Estuary Assessment 2000 - Styx River
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Styx River
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Styx River
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Styx River
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Styx River
- Water resources - Quality - Styx River
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Styx River
- Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Styx River
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Styx River
- Economics - Styx River
- Soils - Styx River
- Soils - Styx River
- 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
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 484 | 432.34 | 100.0% | 14.3% |
| Estuarine | 110 | 362.50 | 83.8% | 12.0% |
| Lacustrine | 127 | 6.00 | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Palustrine | 111 | 12.57 | 2.9% | 0.4% |
| Riverine | 136 | 51.27 | 11.9% | 1.7% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 858 | 79 | 103 | 21 | 937 |
| Animals | 285 | 7 | 63 | 12 | 292 |
| Amphibians | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Birds | 235 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 237 |
| Bony fish | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Insects | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mammals | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Reptiles | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Fungi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Plants | 556 | 72 | 40 | 9 | 628 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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