Origin and fate of organic matter in South-West Australian wetlands

The development and local distribution of organic soils in Australia have been poorly documented. Within Western Australia, conditions conducive to the accumulation of organic matter are geographically restricted and generally occur in coastal and/or forested landscapes. An extensive system of wetlands with peal soils occurs in the Muir-Unicup region in the far south west of Western Australia. Bokarup Swamp, Kodjinup Swamp and Noobijup Lake are representative of the wetlands occurring in this region. They arc shallow (

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2000

Author dc:creator

• Ryder, Darren Stuart

• Humus
• Western Australia
• South-West
• Wetland ecology
• Histosols
• Carbon cycle
• Biogeochemistry
• Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1533

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-2534