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gna rled Eucalyptus coolabah Muehlenbeckia:?pt Atriplex sp Saficornia sp Acacia sp. 'r. , Matsilea sp ~ Altemanthera sp large percentage exposed mud small island Cleome viscosa numerous small herbs and grasses l1 Matsilea sp numerous crustacea (Cyzicus sp) in sediment vegetation as other side 0 10 20m Horizontal Scale (approx) Figure 10. Semi-permanent Claypan, Coondiner Pool (sites 33, 34): diagrammatic section to show the relationship of plant species to wetland features. POOL 1 Hakea suberea Eucalyptus camaldulansis Prosops juil/ora 11 10 Vertical Scale (approx) o~----~s~----~1~0 ____ ~1~5 ____ ~20m Horizontal Scale (approx) 0 Figure 11. Tidal Reach, Fortescue River, Post Office Pool (sites 3, 4, 5): diagrammatic surface view and section to show the relationship of plant species to wetland features. 9. Man-Made Wetland Man-made inland waters vary in area and depth according to their function eg dam, sewage pond. 18
Table 3. Physico-chemical properties (conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature and turbidity) of inland waters of the Pilbara, March-AprU 1983) Site Conductivity pH Dissolved Temperature Turbidity No ms.m-1 Oxygen oc pp m 25°C mg/1 Fortescue B!ver System Fortescue River Mouth 1 779.0 7.4 10.6 27.0 12 Fortescue River 2.5 km 2 702.0 7.6 8.5 30.2 0 Post Office Pool a 3 871.0 7.8 4.6 33.5 00 b 4 874.0 7.4 9.3 34.0 ~ c 5 5.7 8.0 8.1 33.0 Bilanoo Pool 6 5.0 7.7 6.1 31.4 3 Millstream - Palm Pool 7 6.0 7.8 8.7 32.0 25 - Crossing Pool 1 8 5.5 7.4 4.4 31.3 34 2 9 1.0 7.6 6.9 29.0 18 - Woodley Spring 10 5.5 7.4 4.4 31.1 9i - Crystal Pool Aquifer 11 6.0 6.7 7.2 29.0 31 - Crystal Pool True Spring 12 2.0 7.0 10.3 30.9 25 Roy Hill Site 1 13 1.1 6.7 25.5 ffi Roy Hill Site 2 14 0.9 5.6 26.0 77 Yarrie Spring 15 0.8 7.4 26.0 686 Port Hedland-Newman 16 1.2 7.6 4.2 26.5 729 Road Crossing Port Hedland-Newman 17 5.5 8.7 3.4 22.8 535 Road Crossing post T.C. Lina Hardln~ Blv~r System Minnorla Pool- feed creek 18 9.5 8.2 8.7 37.7 83 - main pool 19 12.5 7.7 8.1 37.1 78 Fortescue Catchmen!l.i! Hooley Creek 1 20 1.0 8.7 11.3 31.0 2D 2 21 7.0 8.7 9.5 32.0 2D Gnalka Gnoona 22 12.0 8.4 9.0 30.5 105 Weeli Wolll creek 23 8.0 9 .4 8.3 33.2 153 atMarabee Junction : Marillana and Yandicooglna creeks 1 24 11.1 8.4 4.3 32.6 15 2 25 16.0 8.4 33.1 12 Weeli Wolll Springs 1 26 9.5 6.7 4.3 29.0 9 • .. 2 27 10.0 7.0 10.3 29.2 17 3 28 11.5 7.0 4.3 29.5 3 4 29 11.5 6.95 4.4 29.5 9 5 30 12.0 7.7 5.0 31.6 16 6 31 12.0 7.9 11.6 30.0 15 7 32 13.5 7.9 4.9 29.2 7 Coondiner Pool 1 33 14.5 7.8 4.2 23.7 235 Coondiner Pool: 2 34 7.0 8.8 0.8 28.9 510 post T.C. Lina 19
Page 2 and 3: INLAND WATERS OF THE PILBARA, WESTE
Page 4 and 5: i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Ms BA Walker
Page 6 and 7: CONTENTS Page l. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1- 2
Page 8 and 9: FIGURES Page 1. Total number of day
Page 10 and 11: PHOTOGRAPHS 1. 2. 3 . 4. 5. 6. 7. 8
Page 12 and 13: The definition of a wetland as acce
Page 14 and 15: Because of the remoteness of the Pi
Page 16 and 17: 2.5.2 NUMERICAL CLASSIFICATION The
Page 18 and 19: Table 1. Name, location and status
Page 20 and 21: ~ Table 1. Name, location and statu
Page 22 and 23: Table 2. Wetland sites classified a
Page 24 and 25: ,.,. -< ·I;:. "" """ ~ ,,.. ..,, "
Page 26 and 27: 3. Headwater Stream or Drainage Cha
Page 30 and 31: Table 3. Physico-chemical propertie
Page 32 and 33: 3.4 WATER QUALI1Y The results of th
Page 34: 1. View of the arid Pilbara landsca
Page 37 and 38: 18. Sesbania formosa, the brown-bar
Page 39 and 40: 3.5.2 VEGETATION PATIERNS The physi
Page 41 and 42: Table 5. Species Relationship of we
Page 43 and 44: - Eucalyptus camaldulensis Eucalypt
Page 45 and 46: Level of Division 1 ~inifex lonQifo
Page 47 and 48: Table 7. Algal genera· collected f
Page 49 and 50: Table 9 . Invertebrate animal group
Page 51 and 52: Small crustaceans (Cyzicus sp) were
Page 53 and 54: Table 11. Bird species observed at
Page 55 and 56: The direct effect of mining was app
Page 57 and 58: 6. REFERENCES Alien. G R (1982), In
Page 59 and 60: .::. (0 APPENDIX 1 PLANT SPECIES CO
Page 61 and 62: Ot ...... 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 9
Page 63 and 64: CJl CV 169 Acacia morrisonii 170 Ac
Page 65 and 66: APPENDIX 2 SUGGESTED PROFORMA FOR R
Page 67 and 68: 26. Fringing vegetation Trees Shrub

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