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Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion

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Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion wetland area by system 2017
System Area (km²) % wetlands area % total area
Total 5,150.1 100.0% 48.1%
Artificial and highly modified 0.4 0.0% 0.0%
Estuarine 4,768.2 92.6% 44.5%
Lacustrine 19.8 0.4% 0.2%
Palustrine 290.7 5.6% 2.7%
Riverine 71.0 1.4% 0.7%
Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat Area (km²) % wetlands area % total area
Total 5,150.1 100.0% 48.1%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities 978.2 19.0% 9.1%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes 3,790.0 73.6% 35.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp 37.6 0.7% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 13.4 0.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp 28.8 0.6% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 4.5 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0.4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp 205.9 4.0% 1.9%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 19.7 0.4% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0.1 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) 0.4 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 71.0 1.4% 0.7%

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

Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by system
System 2017 area
(km²)
2013 area
(km²)
2009 area
(km²)
2005 area
(km²)
2001 area
(km²)
2017/pre-clear
percentage
Total 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1 * 100.0%
Artificial and highly modified 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 n/a
Estuarine 4,768.2 4,768.2 4,768.2 4,768.2 4,768.2 100.0%
Lacustrine 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 n/a
Palustrine 290.7 290.7 290.7 290.7 290.7 99.9%
Riverine 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 100.0%

* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2017 area
(km²)
2013 area
(km²)
2009 area
(km²)
2005 area
(km²)
2001 area
(km²)
Total 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1 5,150.1
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities 978.2 978.2 978.2 978.2 978.2
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes 3,790.0 3,790.0 3,790.0 3,790.0 3,790.0
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp 37.6 37.6 37.6 37.6 37.6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp 28.8 28.8 28.8 28.8 28.8
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp 205.9 205.9 205.9 205.9 205.9
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Riverine 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0

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.

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 1077 84 236 19 1161
Animals 446 9 135 19 455
Mammals 32 3 2 2 35
Birds 314 4 84 14 318
Reptiles 54 1 14 2 55
Amphibians 20 1 9 0 21
Ray-finned fishes 23 0 23 0 23
Cartilaginous fishes 3 0 3 1 3
Plants 631 75 101 0 706

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DES 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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-karumba-plains/

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