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Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment - Past, Present and Future
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Conny Harris
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Conny Harris
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Anthony Harris
Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School,
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Published:2010
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Conny Harris, Jacqueline Marlow, Anthony Harris, 2010. "Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment - Past, Present and Future", The Natural History of Sydney, Daniel Lunney, Pat Hutchings, Dieter Hochuli
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The aim of this paper is to describe the changing profile of fauna and flora in the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment, an area of bush and suburban land on the northern beaches of Sydney. The paper documents the large range of species and plant communities presently existing in the catchment, frequently outside the existing National Park system, and highlights the high conservation value of the remaining bush in the area. The paper is limited by the paucity of documentation regarding the local environment. Future threats to the area and responses to these threats are briefly discussed.
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