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Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo

Wetland values

Table: Provisional identification of wetlands of regional significance: their type and special values within each subregion. The reliability of the overall subregional assessment is indicated
Reliability assessment Wetland name Wetland type Special values Special value notes
Fleurieu (KAN2)
No data  Ducknest Creek Perched Swamps (43.5) Permanent rivers and streams Contains rare or threatened species/ecosystems Blechnum sp. and Pteris tremula are rare in SA.
No data  Ducknest Creek Perched Swamps (43.5) Permanent rivers and streams Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
No data  Gold Digging Swamp (169.5) Intermittent freshwater lakes (>8ha) Contains rare or threatened species/ecosystems Blechnum sp.
No data  Gold Digging Swamp (169.5) Intermittent freshwater lakes (>8ha) Important aggregation site for fauna No data 
No data  Gold Digging Swamp (169.5) Intermittent freshwater lakes (>8ha) Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
No data  Gold Digging Swamp (169.5) Intermittent freshwater lakes (>8ha) Supports significant number of species No data 
No data  Myponga Swamp (168.5) Freshwater lagoons and marshes in the coastal zone Important aggregation site for fauna Large populations of birds including herons, grebes, rails, cormorants and dotterels.
No data  Myponga Swamp (168.5) Freshwater lagoons and marshes in the coastal zone Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
Kangaroo Island (KAN1)
No data  Bay Lake 2 (29.5) Intermittent freshwater ponds & marshes on inorganic soils Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
No data  Cygnet River Lagoon (27.5) Freshwater swamp forest No data  No data 
No data  Dead Horse Lagoon (16.5) Shrub swamps No data  No data 
No data  Destree Swamp (22.5) Freshwater swamp forest No data  No data 
No data  Discovery Lagoon (17.5) Permanent saline/brackish marshes No data  No data 
No data  Duck Lagoon (26.5) Permanent freshwater lakes (>8ha) No data  No data 
No data  Emanual lagoon (21.5) Intermittent saline lakes No data  No data 
No data  Halls road swamp (19.5) Intermittent saline lakes No data  No data 
No data  Moores Lake (15.5) Intermittent saline lakes Contains rare or threatened species/ecosystems This wetland contains Gahnia filum open sedgeland considered a vulnerable ecosystem in SA
No data  Nepean Bay Lagoon (24.5) Intermittent saline lakes No data  No data 
No data  Salt Lake (18.5) Intermittent saline lakes No data  No data 
No data  Salt Lake 2 (25.5) Intermittent saline lakes No data  No data 
No data  Six Mile Lagoon (23.5) Permanent freshwater ponds & marshes on inorganic soils Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
No data  Six Mile Lagoon 2 (28.5) Permanent freshwater ponds & marshes on inorganic soils Important for maintenance of ecological processes No data 
No data  Wangara Lagoon (20.5) Permanent saline/brackish lakes No data  No data 

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