Curtis Island Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Curtis Island | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 576.51 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | none | ||||||
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| Climate Zones: | none | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
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| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 6
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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| Water Resource Planning Areas: | none | ||||||
| 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 - Curtis Island
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Curtis Island
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Curtis Island
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Curtis Island
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Curtis Island
- Water Resources - Quality - Curtis Island
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Curtis Island
- Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Curtis Island
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Curtis Island
- Economics - Curtis Island
- Soils - Curtis Island
- Soils - Curtis Island
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - South Eastern Queensland
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - South Eastern Queensland
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - South Eastern Queensland
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 205 | 164.99 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| Estuarine | 136 | 155.89 | 94.5% | 27.0% |
| Lacustrine | 15 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 35 | 7.55 | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Riverine | 19 | 1.55 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 759 | 63 | 88 | 7 | 822 |
| Animals | 130 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 134 |
| Amphibians | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Birds | 107 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 107 |
| Mammals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Reptiles | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Plants | 629 | 59 | 57 | 3 | 688 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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