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An Initial Assessment of Estuarine Geomorphic Habitats as Indicators of Coastal Waterway Health

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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An important aim of the comparative geomorphology of estuaries project was to increase understanding of the environmental characteristics of near-pristine estuaries and provide a reference dataset for quantifying changes in habitat patterns in modified systems. It was anticipated that this aim would be fulfilled by identifying key geomorphic characteristics of the near-pristine systems that may be used to benchmark the current condition of, and quantify change within, 'modified' waterways. Here we provide examples of some very promising results obtained from our preliminary analyses of the geomorphic habitat area information contained within the GIS maps available on OzEstuaries.

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Title An Initial Assessment of Estuarine Geomorphic Habitats as Indicators of Coastal Waterway Health
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/4a3e217b-dcac-4e46-831d-77cafb6c80c1
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        150.5,
        -23.66666
      ],
      [
        151.16666,
        -23.66666
      ],
      [
        151.16666,
        -23.0
      ],
      [
        150.5,
        -23.0
      ],
      [
        150.5,
        -23.66666
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "An Initial Assessment of Estuarine Geomorphic Habitats as Indicators of Coastal Waterway Health". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/an-initial-assessment-of-estuarine-geomorphic-habitats-as-indicators-of-coastal-waterway-health1