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World Wetland Day 2003: Tropical wetlands
Presentations on tropical wetlands: 31 January, Townsville, and 8 February, Darwin, 2003
CM Finlayson
Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist GPO Box 461, Darwin NT 0801
June 2003
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Contents
Tropical wetlands: Presentation made at the Wetlands Forum, a part of the North Queensland Wetlands Festival, Townsville, 31 January 2003 1
Tropical wetlands – habitats and biota: Presentation made at ‘Wetlands in Litchfield Shire’ public forum and field trip, Darwin, 8 February 2003 20
Tropical wetlands – services and pressures: Presentation made at ‘Wetlands in Litchfield Shire’ public forum and field trip, Darwin, 8 February 2003 27
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Tropical wetlands: Presentation made at the Wetlands Forum, a part of the North Queensland Wetlands Festival, Townsville,
31 January 2003
Tropical WetlandsTropical Wetlands
Max Finlayson
National Centre for Tropical Wetland ResearchDarwin, NT
Tropical WetlandsTropical Wetlands
• Distribution and extent
• Wetland services
• Major pressures
• Integrated framework
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Distribution and extentDistribution and extent
Distribution and extentDistribution and extent
• Inventory incomplete, inaccurate, inadequate, outdated
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Global wetland area (kmGlobal wetland area (km22))
• S America 4 150 000• N America 2 420 000• E Europe 2 290 000• Asia 2 040 000• Africa 1 220 000• Oceania 36 000• W Europe 29 000
Total 12 770 000
Wetland types Wetland types -- area (kmarea (km22))
• Freshwater – global 550 000• Freshwater – S Amer 1 520 000• Freshwater – Africa 350 000
• Swamps – global 1 100 000• Swamps – Okavango 1 600 000• Swamps – Zambia 750 000• Swamps – Amazon 700 000
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Wetland area (kmWetland area (km22) ) -- AustraliaAustralia
• Qld 11 453 560• SA 4 100 290• NT 2 912 790•NSW 2 171 740• WA 2 056 250• Ext Terr 1 090 580•Vic 395 100•Tas 20 830• ACT 670
Total 24 201 210
Mangrove / coastal salt flatsMangrove / coastal salt flats
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Freshwater grasslandsFreshwater grasslands
Freshwater flooded forestsFreshwater flooded forests
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Lakes Lakes –– shallow /deepshallow /deep
Inland salt lakesInland salt lakes
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Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
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Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
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Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
IRRAWADY DOLPHIN
Wetland servicesWetland services
ProvisioningGoods produced or
provided by wetlands
FoodFreshwaterFuel wood
FibreBiochemical
Genetic materials
CulturalNon-material benefits
obtained fromwetlands
SpiritualRecreational
AestheticInspirationalEducationalCommunal
RegulatingBenefits derived from regulation of wetland
processes
Climate regulationDisease controlFlood controlDetoxification
SupportingServices that maintain the conditions for life on earth
Soil formation, Nutrient cycling, Pollination
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Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
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Wetland services Wetland services -- regulatingregulating
Wetland services Wetland services -- culturalcultural
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Wetland services Wetland services -- culturalcultural
Managing Mimosa pigra U Minh Thuong National Park Vietnam
Major pressuresMajor pressures
Invasive speciesPhysical modificationsHydrological modificationOver harvestingPollution
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Invasive speciesInvasive species
Physical modificationPhysical modification
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Urban developmentUrban development
Hydrological modificationHydrological modification
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OverharvestingOverharvesting
PollutionPollution
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Climate changeClimate change
Combined causes? Combined causes?
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Extent of loss & degradationExtent of loss & degradation
54 % loss USA – 80% drainage35% loss Mexico – agriculture
30 % loss Finland – peat/forestry90% loss New Zealand – agriculture
60 % loss Europe – agricult/drain27% loss Asia – agriculture
Extent of loss & degradationExtent of loss & degradation
Victoria – 27% lossSouth Australia – 89% lossNSW – coastal – 60% loss
Extent of degradation - unknown
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Integrated model Integrated model –– inventory, inventory, assessment & monitoringassessment & monitoring
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InventoryAssessment
Monitoring
36Basic (“Core”) dataset
stored in Database with GIS Interface
Location; physico-chemical and biological features (ecologicalcharacter); land tenure; land use; management issues and threats...
Level 4
Wetland habitat
Location; altitude; area;land systems; climate; hydrology;
vegetation
Level 2
Wetland region1:250 000
Location; physico-chemical and biological features; classification; jurisdiction; ecosystem
services
Level 3Wetland complex
1:50 000
Hierarchical approach to wetland inventory
Geology; climate;
landcover
Level 1River basin or island
1:1 000 000
Scale (nominal)
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Identification of the problem(eg site assessment: site-
specific information onstressor & environment)
Identification of the effects(field assessment: eg bioassays,
monitoring, surveys etc.)
Identification of the extentof the problem
(eg chemical concs,spatial & temporal distribution)
Risk management/Risk reduction(manage inputs/alter practices)
Monitoring(use of early warning and
rapid assessment indicators/GIS-based approach)
Identification of the risk(comparison of effects with the extent using a GIS framework)
Analysis
The Risk The Risk Assessment Assessment FrameworkFramework(modified from van Dam et al. 1999; Ramsar 2000)
Thank youThank you
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Tropical wetlands – habitats and biota: Presentation made at ‘Wetlands in Litchfield Shire’ public forum and field trip,
Darwin, 8 February 2003
Tropical Wetlands in Northern Australia:Tropical Wetlands in Northern Australia:their value and futuretheir value and future
Max Max FinlaysonFinlayson, Peter , Peter BaylissBayliss, , MariaGrazia Bellio MariaGrazia Bellio & & John LowryJohn Lowry
National Centre for Tropical Wetland ResearchNational Centre for Tropical Wetland ResearchDarwin, NTDarwin, NT
Distribution and extentDistribution and extent
• Inventory incomplete, inaccurate, outdated
• Effective inventory data collation and analysis still needed
• Standard procedures available for data collation and storage
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EscarpmentEscarpment
Freshwater flooded forestsFreshwater flooded forests
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Mangrove / coastal salt flatsMangrove / coastal salt flats
Freshwater grasslandsFreshwater grasslands
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FloodplainsFloodplains
Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
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Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
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Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
Wetland biodiversityWetland biodiversity
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Thank youThank you
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Tropical wetlands – services and pressures: Presentation made at ‘Wetlands in Litchfield Shire’ public forum and field
trip, Darwin, 8 February 2003
Tropical Wetlands:Tropical Wetlands:services & pressuresservices & pressures
Max Finlayson
National Centre for Tropical Wetland Research, Darwin, NT
Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising ScientistJames Cook University
Northern Territory UniversityUniversity of Western Australia
Wetland servicesWetland services
ProvisioningGoods produced or
provided by wetlands
FoodFreshwaterFuel wood
FibreBiochemical
Genetic materials
CulturalNon-material benefits
obtained fromwetlands
SpiritualRecreational
AestheticInspirationalEducationalCommunal
RegulatingBenefits derived from regulation of wetland
processes
Climate regulationDisease controlFlood controlDetoxification
SupportingServices that maintain the conditions for life on earth
Soil formation, Nutrient cycling, Pollination
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Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
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Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
Wetland services Wetland services -- provisioningprovisioning
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Wetland services Wetland services -- regulatingregulating
Wetland services Wetland services -- culturalcultural
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Major pressuresMajor pressures
Invasive speciesPhysical modificationsHydrological modificationOver harvestingPollution
Invasive speciesInvasive species
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Physical modification Physical modification –– agriculture, agriculture, drainage, canalisation, irrigationdrainage, canalisation, irrigation
Urban developmentUrban development
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Hydrological modificationHydrological modification
OverharvestingOverharvesting
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PollutionPollution
Climate change Climate change -- salinisationsalinisation
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Combined causes? Combined causes?
Thank youThank you