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dc.contributor.authorWhite, Nicoleen
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, Richarden
dc.contributor.authorFrazier, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorWilkes, Janelleen
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-13T16:37:00Z-
dc.date.created2009en
dc.date.issued2009-
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dc.description.abstractMany coastal floodplain wetlands in northern NSW have been drained and fitted with one-way floodgates. These wetlands are often underlain by acid sulfate soils (ASS) that can release acidic by-products into the groundwater and surface water if oxidised. Little Broadwater, on the Clarence River, is typical of these altered wetlands. An ongoing restoration trial focussing on increased tidal exchange, initiated in June 2003, provided the opportunity to study the rehabilitation process taking place within the wetland. This study aimed to investigate the hydrology and changes in water quality characteristics during the reestablishment of tidal exchange at Little Broadwater. Discharge water quality (pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and dissolved oxygen (DO)) were compared pre- and post-rehabilitation to determine if restoring tidal exchange improved discharge water quality. Monitoring of surface water and groundwater quality (pH, EC, DO, temperature, acidic cations, basic anions, total nitrogen and total phosphorus) was conducted over a 28-month period. Short-term monitoring was also conducted at two reference wetlands to compare spatial patterns and factors that affected water quality. The results of this study were used to develop a conceptual model of coastal floodplain wetland functioning, with particular reference given to Little Broadwater.en
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dc.titleHydrology, Water Quality and Management Strategies of a Coastal Floodplain Wetland, New South Wales, Australiaen
dc.typeThesis Doctoralen
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dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
dc.subject.keywordsAgricultural Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc)en
local.contributor.firstnameNicoleen
local.contributor.firstnameRicharden
local.contributor.firstnamePaulen
local.contributor.firstnameJanelleen
local.subject.for2008079901 Agricultural Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc)en
local.subject.for2008050205 Environmental Managementen
local.subject.seo770405 Physical and Chemical Conditionsen
local.subject.seo770408 Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal and Estuarine Areasen
local.subject.seo770409 Estuarine and Lagoon Areasen
dcterms.RightsStatementCopyright 2009 - Nicole Whiteen
dc.date.conferred2009en
local.hos.emailhoshass@une.edu.auen
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local.contributor.grantorUniversity of New Englanden
local.profile.schoolEnvironmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychology and Behavioural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
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local.title.maintitleHydrology, Water Quality and Management Strategies of a Coastal Floodplain Wetland, New South Wales, Australiaen
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