Table E1: Values of each of the ports World Heritage Area values Gladstone Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Inner with the Outer potential to be impacted Open soft Open soft Open soft Open soft Rocky reefal Open soft sediment habitat, sediment habitat, sediment habitat, sediment habitat, habitat, moderate sediment habitat, low diversity low diversity low diversity low diversity diversity benthos, low diversity Seabed benthos, benthos, benthos, benthos, adjacent benthos, near habitat and adjacent adjacent seagrass seagrass benthic seagrass with seagrass seagrass Moderate Low potential for diversity seagrass Low potential for Low potential for Low potential for potential for impact impact Low potential for impact impact impact impact Adjacent Adjacent At distance from Adjacent Adjacent At distance from anchorage anchorage anchorage anchorage anchorage anchorage Coral reefs Moderate High potential for Low potential for High potential for Moderate Low potential for potential for impact impact impact potential for impact impact impact Adjacent key At distance from Adjacent key Adjacent key Adjacent key Adjacent key Wetlands habitats key habitats habitats habitats habitats habitats and Moderate Low potential for Moderate High potential for Moderate Moderate mangroves potential for impact potential for impact potential for potential for impact impact impact impact
Table E1: Values of each of the ports World Heritage Area values with the potential to be impacted Cairns Townsville Abbot Point Hay Point Gladstone Inner Gladstone Outer Seabed habitat and benthic diversity Open soft sediment habitat, low diversity benthos, adjacent seagrass Low potential for impact Open soft sediment habitat, low diversity benthos, with seagrass Low potential for impact Open soft sediment habitat, low diversity benthos, adjacent seagrass Low potential for impact Open soft sediment habitat, low diversity benthos, seagrass Low potential for impact Rocky reefal habitat, moderate diversity benthos, adjacent seagrass Moderate potential for impact Open soft sediment habitat, low diversity benthos, near seagrass Low potential for impact Coral reefs Adjacent anchorage Moderate potential for impact Adjacent anchorage High potential for impact At distance from anchorage Low potential for impact Adjacent anchorage High potential for impact Adjacent anchorage Moderate potential for impact At distance from anchorage Low potential for impact Wetlands and mangroves Adjacent key habitats Moderate potential for impact At distance from key habitats Low potential for impact Adjacent key habitats Moderate potential for impact Adjacent key habitats High potential for impact Adjacent key habitats Moderate potential for impact Adjacent key habitats Moderate potential for impact
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