Mangrove Cove

Delta
Mangrove Cove Management Plan
Shipwrecks in the Cove
Planting seagrasses
Active management of mangrove expansion
Preliminary construction and planting plan for proposed
saltmarsh retreat zone
Historic land records
Stakeholder consultation
Details of consultants
Figures
Figure 1 - Location of reserve (red outline) and additional open space (orange outline) ................7
Figure 2 - Mangrove Cove usage zones .........................................................................................12
Figure 3 - Early diagrams of the site (Field survey book 130 p 80, Diagram book p 20,
Harbour Drawing DR388).................................................................................................14
Figure 4 - Harbour Board drawings of the site, 1947 and 1957 .....................................................15
Figure 5 – Extracts from aerial photographs from 1956 and 1963.................................................16
Figure 6 – Extract from aerial photographs from 1969 and 1978 ..................................................17
Figure 7 - Recent aerial photograph ...............................................................................................18
Figure 8 - Flora sampling locations................................................................................................20
Figure 9 - Sampling adequacy graphs ............................................................................................21
Figure 10 - Vegetation zones on the site ........................................................................................25
Figure 11 - Monitoring locations....................................................................................................44
Tables
Table 1 - Weather details................................................................................................................13
Table 2 - Plant species recorded on the site....................................................................................22
Table 3 - Biodiversity information.................................................................................................24
Table 4 - Vegetation associations...................................................................................................24
Table 5 - Bird sightings, 2004 site visit..........................................................................................26
Table 6 - Common birds of the Port River near the Ethelton Railway (Schultz et al 1996) ..........27
Table 7 - Maintenance....................................................................................................................39
Table 8 – Key roles and responsibilities.........................................................................................39
Table 9 - Volunteer groups.............................................................................................................40
Table 10 - Recording progress .......................................................................................................41
Table 11 - Suggested monitoring program.....................................................................................43
Table 12 - Physical water quality ranges........................................................................................45
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