Development of an integrated long-term mangrove monitoring program for Darwin Harbour. Sub-project A: Mangrove community mapping: Charles Point to Gunn Point 2016
Sub-project A: Mangrove community mapping: Charles Point to Gunn Point 2016
Brocklehurst, P; Edmeades, B; Northern Territory. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Rangelands Division
Hill, J.V.
E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; DENR Technical Report 19/2018
2019-08-01
Darwin Harbour; Shoal Bay
This report describes the updated mangrove communities for the approximately 32,000 ha of mangroves and salt flats that line the foreshores of Darwin Harbour, Shoal Bay and areas south of Charles Point and Gunn Point. Results indicate that there has not been any significant, discernible or substantive changes in mangrove forest composition in Darwin Harbour between 1996 and 2016.
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1. Introduction; 2. Objectives; 3. Methods; 4. Results and discussion; 5. Conclusion; 6. Recommendations; 7. Bibliography; 8. Appendix.
English
Mangroves; Mangrove community mapping; Map unit; Vegetation mapping
Northern Territory Government
Palmerston
DENR Technical Report 19/2018
x 77 pages; colour illustrations and maps; x 30 cm
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9781743501764
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Northern Territory Government
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/780401
Mangrove Monitoring Project: Sub-project A 50 Map Unit 4c Ceriops tagal low closed-forest/low open-forest (hinterland) The upper stratum dominates this community. Ceriops tagal is the dominant species, and often forms nearly pure stands. Other species that may occur occasionally include Avicennia marina, Bruguiera exaristata, Excoecaria ovalis and Lumnitzera racemosa. This community is taller than the other Ceriops communities. Geomorphic Unit: High Tidal Flat Tidal Level: Mean High Water Neap to Mean High Water Springs Area: 271 ha (0.9%) Species Richness: 5 Table 19. Map unit 4c structural formation and stand information Strata Life Form Median Cover (%cc) Median PFC (%) Median Canopy Height (m) Upper tree 90 (20 - 100) 76 (14 - 90) 9.5 (9 - 10) Mid tree 11 (0 - 40) 4.5 (0 - 6) Lower tree 3 (0 - 5) 0.2 (0 - 1) Median Stand Basal Area (m2) Top Height (m) Average Stocking (stems/ha) Mean Stand Diameter (cm DBHOB) Average Partial Biomass (tonnes/ha) 48 10 (Avicennia marina & Bruguiera exaristata) 7,360 11.13 162 Distribution and Habitat Notes: This map unit is situated in the hinterland zone of the tidal flat. Associated Vegetation Types: This map unit is similar to map unit 4b but taller, and may also form patches within the low Ceriops tagal unit (map unit 4a). It is depicted as map unit 6 in the original Darwin Harbour survey.