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The conservation of urban marine/estuarine wetlands-conflicts and resolutions
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Pat Hutchings
Pat Hutchings
The Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2010
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Pat Hutchings, 2004. "The conservation of urban marine/estuarine wetlands-conflicts and resolutions", Urban Wildlife: More than meets the eye, Daniel Lunney, Shelley Burgin
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Australia's population and major cities are concentrated along the coastal fringes, mostly on estuaries. As these cities developed, extensive clearing of estuarine/marine wetlands occurred and often all that remains today are isolated stands of wetlands. Their importance is discussed in terms of how these remnants function in the estuarine ecosystem. In addition, they have aesthetic, recreational and educational values. To illustrate these values, the wetlands of Bicentennial Park and Newington at Homebush Bay on the Parramatta River in Sydney are used. These wetlands, which are adjacent to the Sydney Olympic Site, have been well studied since the 1980s and probably are the best-studied urban wetlands in New South Wales.
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