Samphire Marshes of the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System, Western Australia.
Edited by Prof. A.J.McComb, Halina T. Kobryn and Jane Latchford
October 1995
(ISBN 0-86905-470-8)
Published by Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, School of Environmental
Science
Contents
Chapter 1. The significance of saltmarshes.
Chapter 2. Changes in the area and condition of
samphire marshes with time.
Chapter 3. Extent and composition of the Samphire
Marshes of the Peel-Harvey system.
Chapter 4. Water regimes and marsh distribution.
Chapter 5. Invertebrate distribution and samphire
marsh ecology.
Chapter 6. The ecological significance of saltmarshes
to the Peel-Harvey estuarine system.
Chapter 7. Recommendations for the future management
and conservation of saltmarshes in the Peel-Harvey estuarine system.
Appendix 1. Technical description of digital air photo
mosaic procedure.
Appendix 2. Air photo mosaic preview.
Appendix 3. Flow diagram of the mosaic procedure.
Appendix 5. Air photograph interpretation key.
Appendix 6. Species list for the Peel-harvey saltmarshes.
Appendix 7. List of invertebrates occurring in the
saltmarshes of the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
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