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Wetland biodiversity in coastal New South Wales: the Wallis Lake catchment as a case study
No full textThe floristic composition and environmental relations of wetland vegetation in the Wallis Lake catchment (32˚ 09’S; 152˚ 20’E), area 1292 km2, on the lower North Coast of NSW are described. The catchment supports wetlands listed as Endangered Ecological Communities (NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995) and plant species of high conservation value. A methodology of air photo interpretation, site-based sampling (114 quadrats) and landscape differentiation was developed. A total of 393 vascular plant taxa were recorded (including 10% exotics). Wetland vegetation formations and subformations including mangrove forest, swamp sclerophyll forest, wet heathland, chenopod shrubland, tussock grassland, sedgeland and rushland are described using numerical classification. 31 plant species of national or regional conservation significance are identified. Four Endangered Ecological Communities are discussed – Coastal Saltmarsh, Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest, Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains, and Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains. A key recommendation is the completion of reliable wetland vegetation and soil landscape mapping for all land tenures in the catchment – to assess wetland condition and conservation significance, and representation in formal conservation reserves, thereby directing future priorities for the protection of wetland biodiversity on both public and private lands. The methodology developed can be applied to the survey and conservation of wetland biodiversity in other parts of coastal NSW
Hybridity in Peacebuilding and Development: A Critical and Reflexive Approach
No full textThe concept of hybridity highlights complex processes of interaction and transformation between different institutional and social forms, and normative systems. It has been used in numerous ways to generate important analytical and methodological insights into peacebuilding and development. Its most recent application in the social sciences has also attracted powerful critiques that have highlighted its limitations and challenged its continuing usage.Edited By Lia Kent, Miranda Forsyth, Sinclair Dinnen, Joanne Wallis, Srinjoy Bos
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The Holbrook bequest for commemorative plaques: tradition, narrative and 'local patriotism' in Victorian Nottingham
No full textWallis, S H, 17893
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/423686Surname: WALLIS. Given Name(s) or Initials: S H. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 17893. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: SEA-3129.250201
Item: [2016.0049.55947] "Wallis, S H, 17893
The Economic Value of Wild Resources to the Indigenous Community of the Wallis Lakes Catchment
No full textThere is currently a growing policy interest in the effects of the regulatory environment on the ability of Indigenous people to undertake customary harvesting of wild resources. This Discussion Paper develops and describes a methodology that can be used to estimate the economic benefi ts derived from the use of wild resources. The methodology and the survey instrument that was developed were pilot tested with the Indigenous community of the Wallis Lake catchment. The harvesting of wild resources for consumption makes an important contribution to the livelihoods of Indigenous people living in this area.Indigenous; harvesting of wild resources; natural resource management
Jim Wallis, Author of God's Politics, to speak at UMC
No full textLemos, Krista. (2005). Jim Wallis, Author of God's Politics, to speak at UMC. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/220557
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