DOCSLIB.ORG

Throated Finch Poephila Cincta Cincta in North-Eastern Australia

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Throated Finch Poephila Cincta Cincta in North-Eastern Australia ResearchOnline@JCU This file is part of the following reference: Rechetelo, Juliana (2015) Movement, habitat requirements, nesting and foraging site selection: a case study of an endangered granivorous bird, the Black- throated finch Poephila cincta cincta in north-eastern Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University. Access to this file is available from: http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46293/ The author has certified to JCU that they have made a reasonable effort to gain permission and acknowledge the owner of any third party copyright material included in this document. If you believe that this is not the case, please contact [email protected] and quote http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46293/ Movement, habitat requirements, nesting and foraging site selection: a case study of an endangered granivorous bird, the Black-throated finch Poephila cincta cincta in north-eastern Australia Thesis submitted by Juliana Rechetelo BSc and Master of Oceanography, Universidade Federal do Paraná September 29th, 2015 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Marine and Environmental Sciences James Cook University ii A Black-throated finch southern subspecies (Poephila cincta cincta) fitted with a radio- tracking device on the Townsville Coastal Plain, Queensland, Australia. iii iv Acknowledgements I thank all the members of my supervisory team for their extremely important input into all stages of my candidature. I thank them for their important advice, for their expert opinions and suggestions and also for the patience and generosity which each of them showed me during the entire project. All contributed greatly to my personal and professional development. Prof. Dr James Moloney – James Cook University, College of Marine & Environmental Sciences, Dr Tony Grice – CSIRO, Dr Denise Hardesty – CSIRO, and Dr April Reside – James Cook University, College of Marine & Environmental Sciences. Associate Professor Peter Valentine also provided advice during the design phase of my project before he retired from James Cook University. Thank you for all the advice and encouragement and for providing me with a unique opportunity to study in Australia, learn about this unique species in this unique environment: woodland savannas of eastern Australia. I am thankful for financial support from the Black-throated Finch Trust, College of Marine & Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Tropical Landcapes Joint Venture and CSIRO. Wildlife Queensland and BirdLife Australia provided additional funding for field work, the purchase of equipment and conference attendance (Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award 2013, 2014). I thank the CSIRO Biodiversity team (Eric Vanderduys, Genevieve Perkins and Justin Perry) who also provided great support by assisting with equipment and several suggestions in relation to data collection and analyses. I thank Mike Nicholas and Brett Abbott for all their patience and dedication in teaching me to identify Australian grasses and helping with vegetation survey methods. Every chapter of this thesis involves research conducted on private and public properties. Rob Hunt, Shaun Moroney and their team, from Townsville City Council, not only provided access to public land, but also provided immensurable support and assistance in the field. They were also kind enough to report all sightings of Black- throated finches and even take me to the spots where they were seen. I am especially grateful to the landholders, who granted me access to their properties anytime and as often I needed; their support was vital to my field work but to gain their trust was the most precious thing. BirdLife Townsville members also provided incredible help by volunteering many times and also reporting sightings and nest locations. A special thanks to Ian Boyd who drove me to properties and showed me the right locations to look for Black-throated finches. I immensely thank my mentor and supervisor, April Reside, who gave me life- saving support in all stages of my candidature. April, you always had wise advice, a comforting word, expert instruction and rational arguments. All those factors, but mainly the last one, kept my sanity all the way through this candidature and I will never be able to express how thankful I am to you, particularly in the final months during the undoubtedly challenging task of writing from my home country. I thank my PhD colleague Stanley Tang for all the help during field work; we definitely had great v moments in the field, celebrating every finch caught in the net and enjoying the non-target species we captured. We also shared many afflictions not only in the field but also during our candidature; we have learnt how to keep secrets and how to face dilemmas. I am really thankful for all the help with stats, university procedures and English vocabulary. Statistical analysis is a threatening part of every PhD, at least it was for me. I could not have succeed in my analysis without the advice, help and guidance of Rhondda Jones and Chris Wilcox. They not only explained and guided me though the analyses but also managed the impossible: making me enjoy statistics! Thanks to you, my professional life will reach another level. I thank Leila Brook, Betsy Roznik, Lisa Cawthen, Kim Maute and Stephen Murphy who provided amazing technical advice. They have also helped with analysis tips and, most importantly, tips on how to catch birds in savannas. I thank all the volunteers who assisted with mist netting activities, vegetation surveys and radio tracking. Those people not only helped with the work under harsh conditions, they also made it enjoyable: Matthew McIntosh, Anne-Sophie Clerc, Melissa Wood, Melissa Applegate, Stephanie Murti, Nadiah Roslan, Jenna Donaldson, Petra Hanke, Ian Boyd and Ivor Preston. A special thanks to Coline Gauthier, a dear French intern, who made vegetation surveys enjoyable, helped me significantly in the field and in the office and brought the energy of youth much needed on those long, hot, strenuous summer days in Townsville; and to Luiz Mestre, who took 25 days of his vacation to radio track finches from dawn to dark. Paper work and bureaucracy is part of our everyday life. It could have been demanding and boring but thanks to Julie Knowlton, Rebecca Steele, Glen Connolly, Melissa Crawford, Beth Moore and Debbie Berry it was smooth and efficient. I also thank Julie Fedorniak, from JCU vehicles, who helped me many times and always cheered me up with a nice conversation. An enormous thank you to Scott and Nykky who saved my computer and my data many times. Jon Coleman kindly provided the reference letter that helped me to become an Australian authorized bander. Professor Betsy Jackes and Nanette Hooker provided wonderful help with vegetation identification. I thank them for their patience with me and, mostly, their dedication and ability to make me enjoy this hard task. David Drynan, from ABBBS, helped with the banding permits and reports. Thanks for your trust and for granting me the title ‘Australian A Class Bander’. A PhD is overwhelming by itself; you just don’t need anything else to upset you. Having a house stress-free is one of the most important things to keep your sanity. Thus, I cannot forget to thank my dear housemates who not only provided me with a nice environment in which to relax but who also were friends and supporters! Thanks Darren Coker, Owen Li, Aurelie Delisle, Coralie de Lima, Astrid Vachette, Stacy Poke and David Russell. Each one of you taught me singular things and I truly hope we will meet again. Being in a foreign country is a challenge, especially if you are alone. I have no words to thank my honorary, adopted family, Tony and Karen Grice, who provided me a safe harbour in Australia, provided emotional and psychological stability. I truly have no words to thank you for all the talks, all tears you’ve watched me cry and all advice you have given me. You are singular people, exceptional human beings and if everyone did vi half of what you do, the world would be a better place to live. You’ve made a difference in my PhD and in my life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Nothing would be achieved without the inestimable support of my parents, José Carlos Rechetelo and Marli Kubaski Rechetelo, who always supported my decisions and provided everything I needed to achieve my goals. Thanks mom, thanks dad for being my safe harbour; thanks for making my dreams, your dreams come true and thanks for working so hard to give us a better life. I also thank my brother Carlos Fabiano Rechetelo, for his support, reliability and for looking after mom and dad so I could be pursuing my ambitions half a planet away. I thank my friend and co-worker, my beloved partner Luiz Mestre for the immense psychological, intellectual and (sometimes) financial support during those years. You not only made things easier, but also made them more colorful and cheerful. We have accomplished what everyone said was impossible, a long distance relationship; over three years and half planet apart, we have made it. Love is just priceless; I cannot thank you enough. I thank friends and close family who were always supporting me and making the distance from Brazil to Australia much shorter through emails, messages and calls (Marcia Cziulik, Michelle Torres, Taiana Araujo, Katia Zuffellato and my sister in law Maria Souza). I thank the Australian and non-Australian friends who made my days happier, who shared problems, solutions and fears of a candidature, who had a smile and a comforting word: Sandra Tyrrell, Rie Hagihara, Miriam Supuma, Daniel Zeh, Louise Barnett, Joy (Nantida Sutummawong), Stewart Macdonald, Stephanie Mrozek and Christina Buelow. Finally I thank all the wallabies that provided me trails along which I could walk and follow the finches.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Report to Office of Water Science, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Brisbane
    Lake Eyre Basin Springs Assessment Project Hydrogeology, cultural history and biological values of springs in the Barcaldine, Springvale and Flinders River supergroups, Galilee Basin and Tertiary springs of western Queensland 2016 Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation Prepared by R.J. Fensham, J.L. Silcock, B. Laffineur, H.J. MacDermott Queensland Herbarium Science Delivery Division Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation PO Box 5078 Brisbane QLD 4001 © The Commonwealth of Australia 2016 The Queensland Government supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of its information. The copyright in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY) licence Under this licence you are free, without having to seek permission from DSITI or the Commonwealth, to use this publication in accordance with the licence terms. You must keep intact the copyright notice and attribute the source of the publication. For more information on this licence visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Disclaimer This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or omissions within this document. Any decisions made by other parties based on this document are solely the responsibility of those parties. Information contained in this document is from a number of sources and, as such, does not necessarily represent government or departmental policy. If you need to access this document in a language other than English, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to telephone Library Services on +61 7 3170 5725 Citation Fensham, R.J., Silcock, J.L., Laffineur, B., MacDermott, H.J.
    [Show full text]
  • Galilee Basin Thermal Coal Prohibition Bill Submission
    Galilee Basin Thermal Coal Prohibition Bill Submission This submission relates to the proposed Bill for an Act to prohibit the mining of thermal coal in the Galilee Basin. The Black-throated Finch Recovery Team is a community-based group whose mission is to secure the conservation of the Black-throated Finch (southern subspecies) Poephila cincta cincta which is listed as Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) as well as under Queensland and New South Wales state legislation. The proposed Bill is relevant to the conservation of the Black-throated Finch because of the vital importance of the Galilee Basin as a stronghold for the species. Portions of the Galilee Basin provide high quality habitat in narrow-leaf ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra) and other woodlands and these areas support the highest know densities and largest known surviving populations of the bird. The only other area known to support relatively large populations is the Townsville Coastal Plain where the species is threatened by urban expansion, intensive livestock grazing and vegetation change, including weed invasion. The species is rare, if not extinct, further south in Queensland and in New South Wales. Open-cut and underground coal mining present a major threat to the populations of Black- throated Finch in the Galilee Basin. These threats relate to mine footprints themselves, which can be substantial, especially in the case of open-cut mining, and to the direct and indirect effects of mining-related infrastructure. Offsets, as proposed for as part of the conditions for approval of developments, such as the Carmichael Mine, do not compensate for loss of habitat and populations of Black-throated Finch and there is the very real risk that there are inadequate areas suitable for offsets.
    [Show full text]
  • Why Do Coal Mines Need So Much Water? 13 April 2017, by Ellen Moon
    Why do coal mines need so much water? 13 April 2017, by Ellen Moon as a water-based slurry for further processing. Mines also need water for things like equipment maintenance, and for consumption by the mining communities themselves. In total, about 250 litres of freshwater are required per tonne of coal produced. This freshwater makes up around a quarter of the total water demand during coal production, the rest being "worked" (recycled) water. Coal mines, such as this one near Bowen, use water for What other industries use lots of water? everything from equipment cooling to dust management. Credit: CSIRO, CC BY The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest underground water reservoirs in the world. It underlies 22% of Australia's land area, beneath the arid and semi-arid parts of Queensland, New South From accidental water spills into coastal wetlands, Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory. to proposed taxpayer-funded loans, Adani's planned Carmichael coal mine and the associated Its aquifers supply water to around 200 towns or Abbot Point coal terminal can't keep out of the settlements, most of which are allowed to draw news at the moment. between 100 and 500 million litres (ML) per year. Last week, the granting of an unlimited 60-year water licence to the Carmichael mine, in Queensland's Galilee Basin, rattled environmentalists, farmers and community groups alike. In a region experiencing prolonged drought conditions, the provision of unlimited water for one of the largest mining operations in the Southern Hemisphere seems like a commitment at odds with current climate predictions.
    [Show full text]
  • 5.4 Galilee Basin Survey 2012 Report.Doc Occur in Proximity to Intact Woodlands.) Waterhole Watches Were Not Used (More Useful in the Dry Season)
    bulk email and a handout in Appendix 1 Notices. We were agreeably surprised at the positive response. Many landholders were concerned about the impact of mining on their properties, and made us very welcome. We were given the use of showers and toilets etc. in some delightful campsites. Paola Cassini at Bimblebox even provided us with great meals. One offer of hospitality came directly from the ABC Breakfast Session, and another as a response to the first bulk email in Appendix 1 Survey personnel Sixteen volunteers from BirdLife Southern Queensland (14) and BirdLife Townsville (2) took part. No members from the BTR Recovery Team, BirdLife Capricornia or BirdLife North Queensland were available. The volunteers worked as two independent groups. See Appendix 2 The Team Survey area Initially it had been planned to do three 500m surveys and twelve 2HA Atlas plus Habitat surveys each morning, and optional incidental searches in the afternoons. It soon became apparent that organisation time and distances between sites permitted less surveys – in many cases the 2HA and Habitat surveys were omitted. Survey Sites See list in Appendix 3 Survey Sites. In the Galilee Basin, BTFs had been found in grassy, open woodlands and forests of Regional Ecosystem 10.5.5 - Eucalyptus melanophloia (Silver-leafed Ironbark) open woodland on sand plains. When it became apparent that many of the property managers of the ten properties with this RE were happy to give permission for surveys, it was decided to concentrate on these. It was found that the Stock Routes in the area were all unfenced, and largely unused, so little attention was given to them, and there was no time for the rail corridors, National Parks or Nature Refuges.
    [Show full text]
  • Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition)
    Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 IEEFA’s submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into the Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 January 2019 Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies, Australasia ([email protected]) Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 3 1. The IEA Sustainable Development Scenario: Coal’s Collapse ............................... 5 2. Financial Institutions Pivot Away from Coal ............................................................... 9 2.1 Japan ..................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 South Korea ........................................................................................................................... 11 3. India’s Pivot to Renewables........................................................................................12 4. Inferior Galilee Coal Quality ......................................................................................14 4.1 6,000kcal Thermal Coal at US$100/t .................................................................................. 14 4.2 5,500kcal Thermal Coal at a 2018 Low .............................................................................. 15 5. Other Risks .....................................................................................................................18
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 2. Animals
    AC20 Doc. 8.5 Annex (English only/Seulement en anglais/Únicamente en inglés) REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT TRADE ANALYSIS OF TRADE TRENDS WITH NOTES ON THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF SELECTED SPECIES Volume 2. Animals Prepared for the CITES Animals Committee, CITES Secretariat by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre JANUARY 2004 AC20 Doc. 8.5 – p. 3 Prepared and produced by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK UNEP WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE (UNEP-WCMC) www.unep-wcmc.org The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organisation. UNEP-WCMC aims to help decision-makers recognise the value of biodiversity to people everywhere, and to apply this knowledge to all that they do. The Centre’s challenge is to transform complex data into policy-relevant information, to build tools and systems for analysis and integration, and to support the needs of nations and the international community as they engage in joint programmes of action. UNEP-WCMC provides objective, scientifically rigorous products and services that include ecosystem assessments, support for implementation of environmental agreements, regional and global biodiversity information, research on threats and impacts, and development of future scenarios for the living world. Prepared for: The CITES Secretariat, Geneva A contribution to UNEP - The United Nations Environment Programme Printed by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK © Copyright: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre/CITES Secretariat The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP or contributory organisations.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 22 Conclusion and Recommendations
    Chapter 22 Conclusion and recommendations November 2013 Table of contents 22. Conclusion and recommendations ........................................................................................... 22-1 22.1 Purpose of this chapter .................................................................................................. 22-1 22.2 Rationale for NGBR Project ........................................................................................... 22-1 22.3 Economic justification .................................................................................................... 22-2 22.4 Project impacts .............................................................................................................. 22-2 22.4.1 Land use and tenure ........................................................................................... 22-2 22.4.2 Topography, geology, soils and land contamination .......................................... 22-3 22.4.3 Nature conservation ........................................................................................... 22-3 22.4.4 Matters of national environmental significance .................................................. 22-4 22.4.5 Greenhouse gas ................................................................................................. 22-5 22.4.6 Cultural heritage ................................................................................................. 22-5 22.4.7 Social and economic impacts ............................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • VARIATION of CONDITIONS ATTACHED to APPROVAL Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure Project, Queensland (EPBC 2010/5736)
    ~£~" _A_u_st_r_a_Ji_a_D_G_o_V_C_I'"_D__ffi _e_"_t ~ Department of the Environment and Energy VARIATION OF CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO APPROVAL Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Infrastructure Project, Queensland (EPBC 2010/5736) This decision to vary conditions of approval is made under section 143 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Approved action Person to whom the Adani Mining Pty Ltd approval is granted ACN: 145455205 Approved action To develop an open cut and underground coal mine, 189 km rail link and associated infrastructure approximately 160 km north west of Clermont in central Queensland [see EPBC Act referral 2010/5736 and approved variations dated 19 April 2012, 9 October 2012 and 24 July 2013] Variation Variation of conditions The variation is: attached to approval Delete conditions 8 and 11 attached to the approval and substitute with the conditions specified below. Delete the definition of the Galilee Basin Strategic Offset Strategy. Insert a new definition of Galilee Basin Offset Strategy as specified below. Date of effect This variation has effect on the date the instrument is signed Person authorised to make decision Name and position Chris Videroni Acting Assistant Secretary Assessme and Post Approvals Branch Signature Date of decision Varied condition As varied on 8. The approval holder must legally secure the minimum offset areas detailed in Table 1 for the date of the rail (west) component within four years of commencement of the specified component of this notice the action. The approval holder must legally secure the minimum offset areas for the other specified components detailed in Table 1 within two years of commencement of those specified components of the action.
    [Show full text]
  • Central Galilee Basin Exploration and Mining Projects
    North Goonyella* QUEENSLAND ENERGY RESOURCES Eaglefield* CHARTERS # China Stone* TOWERS CARMICHAEL " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " R FLINDERS REGIONAL AILWAY " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " QUEENSLAND " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " # LONGREACH SHIRE Twin Hills Gold ENERGY " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Grosvenor* NUMBER 2 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " RESOURCES PANGAEA PTY LTD " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " GALILEE GALILEE LIMITED " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Y PTY LTD RESOURCES A PANGAEA " " " " " " " " "#" " " " " " " " " W L PTY LTD " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " I A Isaac Plains South GALILEE " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " R # PTY LTD Carm"ic"ha" e" l*" " " " " " " " " " " " " " DIAMOND GALILEE " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " CREEK COAL RESOURCES " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " PTY LTD WINTON " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " PTY LTD " " " C" O" M" E"T " " " " " " " " " " " RIVER QUEENSLAND SHIRE " " " R" ID" G" E" " " " " " " " " " " " Belyando Gold ENERGY " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " # RESOURCE" S" " " L"TD" " " " " " " " " " " " " WESTERN # LIMITED " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Anthony Molybdenum WINTON " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ! " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Y QUEENSLAND A # " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Gunn CSG W " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ENERGY IL " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " A RESOURCES R " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " L C LIMITED A E " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " O N C
    [Show full text]
  • NESTLING MOUTH Marklngs It '" "' of OLD WORLD FINCHES ESTLLU MIMICRY and COEVOLUTION of NESTING
    NESTLING MOUTH MARklNGS It '" "' OF OLD WORLD FINCHES ESTLLU MIMICRY AND COEVOLUTION OF NESTING r - .. ;.-; 5.i A&+.FINCHES .-. '4 AND THEIR VIDUA BROOD PARASITES - . , , . :.. - i ' -, ,' $*.$$>&.--: 7 -.: ',"L dt$=%>df;$..;,4;x.;b,?b;.:, ;.:. -, ! ,I Vt .., . k., . .,.-. , .is: 8, :. BY ERT B. PAYNE MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, NO. 194 Ann ntwi day, 2005 lSSN 0076-8405 PUBLICATIONS OF THE MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NO. 194 J. B. BLJR(.H,Editor JI.:NNIFERFBLMLEE, Assistcint Editor The publications of the Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan, consist primarily of two series-the Mi.scel/aneous Pziblications and the Occa.siona1 Papers. Both series were founded by Dr. Bryant Walker, Mr. Bradshaw H. Swales, and Dr. W.W. Newcomb. Occasionally thc Museum publishes contributions outside of these series; beginning in 1990 thcsc arc titled Special Publications and arc numbered. All submitted manuscripts to any of the Museum's publications receive external review. The Occasional Papers, begun in 1913, serve as a medium for original studies based principally upon the collections in the Museum. They arc issued separately. When a sufficient number of pages has been printed to make a volume, a title page, table of contents, and an index are supplied to libraries and individuals on the mailing list for the series. The Miscellaneotls Pt~hlication.~,initiated in 1916, include monographic studies, papers on field and museum techniques, and other contributions not within the scope of the Occasional Papers, and are published separately. It is not intended that they be grouped into volurnes. Each number has a title page and, when necessary, a table of contents.
    [Show full text]
  • Hydrogeological Overview of Springs in the Great Artesian Basin
    Hydrogeological Overview of Springs in the Great Artesian Basin M. A. (Rien) Habermehl1 Abstract The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is a regional groundwater system consisting of aquifers and confining beds within the sedimentary Eromanga, Surat and Carpentaria Basins. They under- lie arid to semi-arid regions across 1.7 million km2, or one-fifth of the Australian continent. Artesian springs of the GAB are naturally occurring outlets of groundwater from the confined aquifers. Springs predominantly occur near the eastern recharge margins and the south-western and western discharge margins of the GAB. These zones of natural groundwater discharge represent areas of permanent water, with widely recognised cultural, spiritual and subsistence importance to Indigenous people for tens of thousands of years. The unique hydrogeological environments – discharge, hydrochemistry and substrate – support a range of endemic flora and fauna protected under the EPBC Act (1999). Springs have formed in many areas across the GAB; however, the largest concentrations occur near the south-western margins of the basin. Supporting these flowing artesian springs is a multi-layered aquifer system, comprising Jurassic- to Cretaceous-age sandstones and siltstone, and confining beds of mudstones. Hydrogeological, hydrochemical and isotope hydrology studies show that most artesian springs and flowing water bores in the GAB derive their water from the main Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous Cadna-owie Formation – Hooray Sandstone aquifer and its equivalents. Focusing on springs in South Australia, this paper provides a summary of the hydrogeology of the GAB, including zones of recharge and regional groundwater flow directions, with a major focus on summarising under- standing of the occurrence and formation of springs.
    [Show full text]
  • The Structure, Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy and Tectonics of the Northern Drummond and Galilee Basins, Central Queensland, Australia
    THE STRUCTURE, SEDIMENTOLOGY, SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND TECTONICS OF THE NORTHERN DRUMMOND AND GALILEE BASINS, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Volume I Thesis submitted by Aldo Van Heeswijck MScStud (Newcastle) Dip Ed in February 2006 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Earth Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland STATEMENT OF ACCESS I, the undersigned, author of this work, understand that James Cook University will make this thesis available for use within the University Library and, via the Australian Digital Thesis network, for use elsewhere. All users consulting this thesis will have to sign the following statement: “In consulting this thesis I agree not to copy closely or to paraphrase it in whole or in part without the written consent of the author, and to make proper written acknowledgement for any assistance I obtained from it.” I understand that, as an unpublished work, a thesis has significant protection under the Copyright Act. Most of the work in this thesis is intended for publication in scientific journals and any such work should be acknowledged accordingly. Beyond this, I do not wish to place any restrictions on this thesis. Signature Date ii ELECTRONIC COPY I, the undersigned, the author of this work, declare that the electronic copy of this thesis provided to the James Cook University Library, is an accurate copy of the print thesis submitted, within the limits of the technology available. _______________________________ _______________ Signature Date Signed on behalf of Aldo van Heeswijck by Head of School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, JCU DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my own work and has not been submitted in any form for another degree or diploma at any university or other institution of tertiary education.
    [Show full text]