Table : Summary of monitoring needs. Component Purpose Indicator Locations Frequency Priority /Process Hydrology Address knowledge gap Depth to groundwater Freshwater wetlands Seasonal to establish High, to set and confirm baseline baseline over several years, baseline – depth to groundwater then less frequently table at freshwater wetlands Hydrology Assess against LAC Estuary opening / closing Estuary mouth Weekly Medium Vegetation Assess against LAC and Extent by community All habitats for community extent. Establish baseline by High (freshwater) establishment of baseline type and baseline Freshwater Lakes for baseline of lake quarterly monitoring over two for lake bed vegetation composition and cover bed vegetation (Swan, Malseed, years, then repeat annually Bridgewater and Moniboeng) every three to five years Vegetation Assess against LAC Extent Glenelg Estuary and Oxbow Lake Every five years Medium (saltmarsh) Fish Assess against LAC Species and abundance Key locations in freshwater wetlands Annual Medium and Glenelg Estuary Waterbirds Address knowledge gap Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Species and abundance Bi-annual High (abundance) related use of habitats Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay within the site beach Assess against LAC Waterbird Address knowledge gap Evidence of breeding Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Annual (matched to known Medium breeding (nests, breeding Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay breeding timings) plumage, juveniles) beach Threatened Assess against LAC Targeted surveys for Known locations Annual Medium species: Maroon abundance leek-orchid, swamp greenhood Threatened Assess against LAC Calls Emergent freshwater vegetation Annual Medium species: Australasian bittern Threatened Assess against LAC Would be covered by the program for waterbird abundance (see above) species: Hooded plover, Australian
Table : Summary of monitoring needs. Component /Process Purpose Indicator Locations Frequency Priority Hydrology Address knowledge gap and confirm baseline – depth to groundwater table at freshwater wetlands Depth to groundwater Freshwater wetlands Seasonal to establish baseline over several years, then less frequently High, to set baseline Hydrology Assess against LAC Estuary opening / closing Estuary mouth Weekly Medium Vegetation (freshwater) Assess against LAC and establishment of baseline for lake bed vegetation Extent by community type and baseline composition and cover All habitats for community extent. Freshwater Lakes for baseline of lake bed vegetation (Swan, Malseed, Bridgewater and Moniboeng) Establish baseline by quarterly monitoring over two years, then repeat annually every three to five years High Vegetation (saltmarsh) Assess against LAC Extent Glenelg Estuary and Oxbow Lake Every five years Medium Fish Assess against LAC Species and abundance Key locations in freshwater wetlands and Glenelg Estuary Annual Medium Waterbirds (abundance) Address knowledge gap related use of habitats within the site Assess against LAC Species and abundance Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay beach Bi-annual High Waterbird breeding Address knowledge gap Evidence of breeding (nests, breeding plumage, juveniles) Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay beach Annual (matched to known breeding timings) Medium Threatened species: Maroon leek-orchid, swamp greenhood Assess against LAC Targeted surveys for abundance Known locations Annual Medium Threatened species: Australasian bittern Assess against LAC Calls Emergent freshwater vegetation Annual Medium Threatened species: Hooded plover, Australian Assess against LAC Would be covered by the program for waterbird abundance (see above)
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