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Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,269,791 100.0% 3.8%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 699,530 55.1% 2.1%
Artificial and highly modified 136,132 10.7% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 304,894 24.0% 0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 12,401 1.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,423 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 162,208 12.8% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,965 5.0% 0.2%
Riverine 570,224 44.9% 1.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 304,894 24.0% 0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 50,484 4.0% 0.2%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 78,864 6.2% 0.2%
Lacustrine (natural) 12,401 1.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,423 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (artificial) 1,538 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 5,208 0.4% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 162,208 12.8% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,965 5.0% 0.2%
Riverine (artificial) 26 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 11 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 567,396 44.7% 1.7%
Riverine (slightly modified) 2,828 0.2% 0.0%
Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 472,613 100.0% 1.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 572 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 170,961 36.2% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 67,906 14.4% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 7,595 1.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 13 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 164 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 2,415 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 1.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,816 3.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 19,349 4.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 30,709 6.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,892 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,601 1.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,651 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 49,720 10.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 67,498 14.3% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1,197 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,284 0.7% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 0.6% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,124 0.9% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 572 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 170,686 36.1% 0.5%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 275 0.1% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 66,209 14.0% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 1,698 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 1,057 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 6,883 1.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 712 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 13 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 55 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 2,415 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 7,137 1.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 800 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 2,536 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 442 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 16,502 3.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 314 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 19,123 4.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 226 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 235 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 23 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 20 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 30,234 6.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 475 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1,892 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 5,221 1.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,380 0.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 4,268 0.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 382 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 41,288 8.7% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 8,432 1.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 20,458 4.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 47,040 10.0% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1,197 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 33 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,277 0.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 2,668 0.6% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 21 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 3,062 0.6% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 1,062 0.2% 0.0%

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.

Wetland extent changes

Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland extent change by system
System 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2019/pre-clear
percentage
Total 1,269,791 1,270,107 1,268,118 1,265,181 1,261,899 1,256,971 1,279,149 * 88.6%
Artificial and highly modified 136,132 135,971 132,620 128,864 124,618 117,503 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 304,894 304,895 305,185 305,490 305,612 305,835 360,470 84.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 3,545 3,554 3,531 3,513 3,557 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,959 95.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,423 17,433 17,396 17,207 17,054 15,924 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 162,208 162,303 162,832 163,190 163,551 164,866 272,672 59.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,965 62,972 62,726 62,582 62,572 62,558 0 n/a
Riverine 570,224 570,586 571,403 571,917 572,579 574,326 633,048 90.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 304,894 304,895 305,185 305,490 305,612 305,835 360,470 84.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 3,545 3,554 3,531 3,513 3,557 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 50,484 50,376 47,782 44,536 41,110 36,338 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 78,864 78,802 78,144 77,679 76,938 74,503 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,401 12,959 95.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,423 17,433 17,396 17,207 17,054 15,924 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 1,538 1,535 1,513 1,471 1,440 1,412 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 5,208 5,221 5,147 5,149 5,102 5,227 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 162,208 162,303 162,832 163,190 163,551 164,866 272,672 59.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,965 62,972 62,726 62,582 62,572 62,558 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 26 26 24 24 21 21 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 11 11 10 6 6 3 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 567,396 567,758 568,579 569,093 569,755 571,501 633,048 89.6%
Riverine (slightly modified) 2,828 2,828 2,824 2,824 2,824 2,824 0 n/a

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 472,613 472,691 473,039 473,521 473,995 475,477
Mangroves - Casuarina 572 574 576 576 576 576
Mangroves - other 170,961 170,961 170,977 170,975 170,954 170,985
Salt marsh and salt flats 67,906 67,906 67,951 68,236 68,357 68,471
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 3 3 3 3 3
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 7,595 7,595 7,598 7,584 7,584 7,584
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 13 13 13 13 13 13
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 164 164 164 164 164 164
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 2,415 2,415 2,428 2,428 2,463 2,482
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 7,937 7,940 7,940 8,077 8,077
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 2,978 2,978 2,980 2,983 2,983
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,816 16,822 16,825 16,825 16,828 16,842
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 19,349 19,349 19,337 19,337 19,337 19,337
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 258 260 260 260 260
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 28 28 28 28 28
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 30,709 30,744 30,857 31,046 31,258 31,670
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,892 1,892 1,892 1,892 1,893 1,893
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,601 8,582 8,361 8,342 8,334 8,337
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,651 4,658 4,660 4,664 4,665 4,671
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 49,720 49,755 50,099 50,167 50,194 50,891
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 67,498 67,509 67,544 67,548 67,511 67,672
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1,197 1,197 1,197 1,197 1,204 1,207
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 33 33 33 30 30
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,284 3,287 3,289 3,291 3,279 3,284
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,693 2,694 2,694
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,124 4,126 4,126 4,084 4,091 4,110
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 572 574 576 576 576 576
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 170,686 170,686 170,702 170,712 170,690 170,718
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 275 275 276 263 264 267
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 66,209 66,208 66,253 66,547 66,669 66,732
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 1,698 1,698 1,698 1,689 1,688 1,739
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 3 3 3 3 3 3
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 6,883 6,883 6,883 6,883 6,883 6,884
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 712 712 715 701 701 701
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 153 153 153 153 153
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 13 13 13 13 13 13
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 55 55 55 55 55 55
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 109 109 109 109 109
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 2,415 2,415 2,428 2,428 2,463 2,482
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 7,137 7,137 7,140 7,140 7,140 7,149
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 800 800 800 800 937 927
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 2,536 2,536 2,536 2,539 2,541 2,541
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 442 442 442 442 442 442
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 16,502 16,509 16,511 16,512 16,514 16,529
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 314 314 314 314 314 314
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 19,123 19,123 19,111 19,111 19,111 19,111
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 226 226 226 226 226 226
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 235 235 237 237 237 237
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 23 23 23 23 23 23
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 20 20 20 20 20 20
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 30,234 30,269 30,382 30,571 30,786 31,199
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 475 475 475 475 472 471
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1,892 1,892 1,892 1,892 1,893 1,893
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 5,221 5,202 5,208 5,190 5,194 5,197
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,380 3,380 3,153 3,153 3,140 3,139
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 4,268 4,276 4,277 4,281 4,282 4,288
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 382 382 382 383 383 383
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 41,288 41,336 41,671 41,754 41,793 42,409
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 8,432 8,419 8,428 8,413 8,401 8,481
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 20,458 20,469 20,531 20,559 20,616 20,785
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 47,040 47,040 47,013 46,989 46,895 46,887
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1,197 1,197 1,197 1,197 1,204 1,207
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 33 33 33 33 29 30
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,277 3,279 3,282 3,284 3,272 3,277
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,671 2,672 2,673
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 21 21 21 21 21 21
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 3,062 3,064 3,064 3,129 3,137 3,191
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 1,062 1,062 1,062 955 955 920

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 11,181 1,102 893 708 12,284
Animals 1,666 57 383 169 1,723
Mammals 192 21 9 40 213
Birds 606 12 102 51 618
Reptiles 347 2 34 37 349
Amphibians 99 1 35 24 100
Ray-finned fishes 133 14 140 8 147
Cartilaginous fishes 12 0 12 4 12
Lampreys 1 0 1 0 1
Insects 260 7 50 2 267
Malacostracans 10 0 0 1 10
Arachnids 3 0 0 0 3
Snails 3 0 0 2 3
Bacteria 46 0 0 0 46
Chromists 69 0 0 0 69
Fungi 1,271 0 0 0 1,271
Plants 8,125 1,045 510 539 9,171
Protozoans 4 0 0 0 4

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/aca-bounding-area-great-barrier-reef/

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