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Low-lying coastal swamps

Low-lying coastal swamps – Geology

Cladium spp infiltration and percolation Corymbia spp Eucalypt spp Acacia spp Corymbia spp Eucalyptus spp Alluvia Alluvia unsaturated Estuarine deposits unsaturated Estuarine deposits unsaturated Terrestrial GDEs Terrestrial GDEs Melaleuca spp Eycalypt, acacia and corymbia spps Terrestrial GDEs Terrestrial GDEs Evapotranspiration Cladium spp Direction of marine water movement Direction of groundwater movement Clay low permeability Clay low permeability Direction of groundwater movement Clay low permeability Evapotranspiration Evapotranspiration Negligible groundwater movement Negligible groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement (marine) Fresh groundwater and saline marine water interface Fresh groundwater and saline marine water interface Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement Direction of groundwater movement infiltration and percolation Direction of groundwater movement Surface expression GDEs Surface expression GDEs Surface expression GDEs Surface expression GDEs (estuarine systems) Surface expression GDEs (near-shore marine systems) Subterranean GDEs stygofauna (groundwater fauna) Negligible groundwater movement Basement Estuarine deposits satuarated with saline marine water Dugong Fish Seagrass Estuarine deposits saturated with fresh groundwater Estuarine deposits saturated with fresh groundwater Groundwater table Cladium spp Cladium spp Eycalypt, acacia and corymbia spps Melaleuca spp Mangrove spp Estuarine deposits unsaturated Mangrove spp Eleocharis and cladium spp Clouds and rain

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Last updated: 22 March 2013

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Queensland Government, Queensland (2013) Low-lying coastal swamps – Geology, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 March 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/groundwater-dependent/low-lying-coastal-swamps/geomorphology.html