Note: this dataset description is metadata (data about data) which describes the actual dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2 (February 2001)
ANZLIC unique identifier: ANZNS0178000008
Title: Homebush Bay Pilot Study : Wetlands and Benthos
Custodian: Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA)
Jurisdiction: New South Wales
This survey is significant in being the most comprehensive survey of macrofauna of the estuarine environments of the Homebush Bay. The survey covered all of the wetland sites of Homebush Bay including the Newington wetlands, the 2SM and 2KY aerials, Elcom ponds, the brickworks mangroves, Bicentennial Park and Mason Park. Although the mangroves and associated saltmarshes appear healthy the estuarine macrofauna biodiversity is depauperate. The absence of crabs and crab holes, oysters and barnacles at most sites was striking. The ponds and billabongs appeared to be eutrophic with very little fauna. Improved tidal flushing is recommended as the first step in the improvement of the biodiversity of the estuarine ecosystems.
Covers the Homebush Bay site within the Auburn Local Government Area.
- FAUNA Classification
- WATER Wetlands
- Geographic extent name:
- AUBURN (A) - Local Government Areas - New South Wales
- Geographic extent polygon:
- 151.011 -33.89, 151.083 -33.89, 151.083 -33.822, 151.011 -33.822, 151.011 -33.89
Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate)
Geographic bounding box:
The bounding box encloses the maximum extents of the dataset. There may be voids or gaps within the bounding box, depending on the defined coverage of the dataset. Outer bounding rectangle as Latitude/Longitude coordinates based on the WGS84 datum (expressed as both Degrees Minutes Seconds and as decimal Degrees):
- North bounding latitude: 33 49 19.2 S (-33.822)
- South bounding latitude: 33 53 24.0 S (-33.89)
- East bounding longitude: 151 04 58.8 E (151.083)
- West bounding longitude: 151 00 39.6 E (151.011)
Lineage:
Not Known
Positional accuracy:
Not Known
Attribute accuracy:
Not Known
Logical consistency:
Not Known
Completeness:
Not Known
This dataset description complies with ANZLIC Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2 (February 2001) and XML DTD ANZMETA NSW NRIMS Page 1 v1.0 which extends ANZMETA 1.3 (metadata validation date: 2004-07-11)