Important Wetlands
Wetland name | Ramsar wetland (yes/no) |
Condition | Trend | Threatening processes | Notes |
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Arcoona Plateau (GAW4) | |||||
Inland Saline Lakes (SA065) | No | Good (Recovery requires little intervention) | Unknown | Other - describe | No information available |
Upper Spencer Gulf (SA020) | No | Good (Recovery requires little intervention) | Unknown | Feral animals | Rabbits |
Other - describe | Soil erosion present along coastal cliffs and in sand dune areas | ||||
Gawler Lakes (GAW3) | |||||
Inland Saline Lakes (SA065) | No | Good (Recovery requires little intervention) | Unknown | Other - describe | No information available |
Upper Spencer Gulf (SA020) | No | Good (Recovery requires little intervention) | Unknown | Feral animals | Rabbits |
Other - describe | Past mining activity Samphire flats used for race tracks and rubbish dumping. Soil erosion present along coastal cliffs and in sand dune areas |
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Myall Plains (GAW1) | |||||
Feral animals | Predation of feral cats and foxes, rabbit grazing. | ||||
Other - describe | Past mining activity Samphire flats used for race tracks and rubbish dumping. Soil erosion present along coastal cliffs and in sand dune areas |
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