Coastal dunes at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland: Data from A Reconnaissance of Vegetation, Soils and Landforms

Thompson , C.H. and Walker, J. and Drinnan, J.C. (1993) Coastal dunes at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland: Data from A Reconnaissance of Vegetation, Soils and Landforms. Technical Report. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.

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Abstract

Field data from a reconnaissance of vegetation, soils and landforms from tropical coastal sand dunes atShoalwater Bay, Central Queensland are presented. The data were collected from 191 sites in December 1975 and May 1976. The data suggest an age sequence of dunes including the Holocene and Pleistocene periods. The soils are mostly podsols and humus podsols and showed progressive changes in depthsof horizon development across the dunes sequence. The species composition of the vegetation also varied across the dunes. A total of 282 species of vascular plants were recorded, with species number ranging from 9-38 per 400 sq. m. The details of the soils and vegetation differ significantly fromthat recorded at the Cooloola sandmass (500 km to the south). The Shoalwater dunes are strategically located on the tropic of Capricorn, and further study could make significant contributions to our knowledge of the Quaternary geomorphic history and climate of Australia

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dunes; Australia; Queensland; Soil surveys; Soils; Landforms; Vegetation; RP8394
Author Affiliation:	CSIRO
Subjects:	Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences
Divisions:	General
Depositing User:	Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited:	07 May 2014 09:21
Last Modified:	07 May 2014 09:21
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12759

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