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Seaford Beach Presentation Group 2 Yiu Au Chung Junsong Chen Zeyu Li Alexander Rothnie

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Where is Seaford Beach

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Stop.1 Foredune

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GPS location: 0335604 5780946 Soil type: Sedimentary Soil: Deep sand (Free of lime) Soil pH value: Soil Salinity value: 0.16 Landform features: -Sand dunes -Coastal Banksia woodlands Soil Characteristics: -Extremely Poor in Nutrients -Strong acidity -Rapid Drainage -Low water holding capacity -Easily worked, when wet, moist or dry -Non-sticky -Prone to erosion by wind Horizon Differentiation: 0-40 cm Light grey sand 40-50 cm Coffee Coloured sand 50cm+ Yellowish Brown to Brown sand (Graaff & Wootton 2011) Figure 1. Dunes of Seaford foreshore 2013

Increased Salinity near coastal areas -Salt from the sea is carried over inland through the medium of winds, alluvial and rain movements -Water seepage into the ground can increase water table, that would effectively deposits the water table’s salt content onto the ground, devastating the ability for vegetation to thrive (Salinity 2011)

Absence of Human pavement for a recreational site To maintain the large complex dune system, protection of the nearby vegetation of indigenous species (To protect against Natural and Human activities) and the exclusion of all Human activities that might otherwise jeopardize the dune system are separated through fencing.

(PP62. Seaford Parallel Dunes 2011)

Climate

Figure 5. Frankston AWS Mean maximum temperature between 1992-2013 2013

Figure 6. Frankston AWS Mean minimum temperature between 1992-2013 2013

Storm

Figure 7. Aftermath of Storm of foreshore 2013 Figure 8. Aftermath of storm of foreshore deposition of organic matter 2013

Stop.2Revegetation Area GPS location: 0335648 5780915 Soil type: Sedimentary Soil: Dark grey sand over clay Soil pH value: Soil Salinity value: 0.13

Soil Characteristics: -Black to dark grey sand with a lot of organic matter, grading into light grey sand as the top soil -Overlaps a brown, red and gray mottled clay -Poor in plant nutrients -Acidic soil -Clay subsoil impeding drainage -Topsoil easily worked whether dry, moist or wet -Non-sticky -In winter, perched water table may occur above the clay, affecting drainage ability Horizon differentiation: 0-30 cm Black to dark grey sand 30-50 cm Light grey sand, with slight yellowbrown mottling and a concentration of ‘buckshot’ (small iron stones) at depth, abruptly overlying 50-150+cm Brown, red and grey, mottled compact clay, strongly weathered (Graaff & Wootton 2011)

Dead trees -Might have been the result of an overwhelming force of wind or a storm, as the place is literally behind the foreshore, it is extremely prone to wind and weathering forces of nature.

Low salinity -Due to the hard chunks of dry mud formed with the moist content that was probably due to the overshadowing of tall and abundance of trees, we couldn’t get the Salinity meter deep into the soil, we predict the value should be higher.

Drainage problem both internal and external

Actual Observation: -Black to dark grey sand and soil as the top soil -Extremely rigid and hard soil when moist or wet (Molded into hard wet/moist chunks) -Mud sticky

Stop.3 Kananook Creek Soil Characteristics: -Black to dark grey sand with a lot of organic matter, grading into light grey sand as the top soil -Overlaps a brown, red and gray mottled clay -Poor in plant nutrients -Acidic soil -Clay subsoil impeding drainage -Topsoil easily worked whether dry, moist or wet -Non-sticky -In winter, perched water table may occur above the clay, affecting drainage ability Horizon differentiation: 0-30 cm Black to dark grey sand 30-50 cm Light grey sand, with slight yellow-brown mottling and a concentration of ‘buckshot’ (small GPS location: 0335798 5781088 iron stones) at depth, abruptly overlying 50-150+cm Brown, red and grey, mottled compact Soil type: Sedimentary clay, strongly weathered Soil: Dark grey sand over clay (Graaff & Wootton 2011) Soil pH value: Soil Salinity value: 0.2 Water Salinity value: 14.40

Vegetation type

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Coastal Dune Scrub Group 2

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Hairy Spinifex Group 2

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Coastal Headland Scrub Group 2

Stop.2 Revegetation Area

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Stop.3 Kananook Creek

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Blue Tussock Group 2

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Fauna

Figure 9. Eastern Yellow Robbin

Figure 10. Yellow Thornbill

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Firuge 11. Swamp Rat

Figure 12. Short-nosed Echidna Figure 14.

Verreaux's Tree Frog

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Blue-tongued Lizard

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Fauna Stop.3 Kananook Creek

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Pacific Black Duck

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Spotted Galaxias fish

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Human impacts Stop.1 Foredune

路Fishing 路Visiting

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Stop.3 Kananook Creek

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References

Bureau of Meteorology 2013, Frankston AWS Mean maximum Temperature 1992-2013, Bureau of Meteorology, viewed 5 September 2013, <http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=086371&p_prim_element_index=0&p_display_type=statGraph &period_of_avg=ALL&normals_years=allYearOfData&staticPage= > Bureau of Meteorology 2013, Frankston AWS Mean minimum Temperature 1992-2013, Bureau of Meteorology, viewed 5 September 2013, <http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=086371&p_prim_element_index=8&p_display_type=statGraph &period_of_avg=ALL&normals_years=allYearOfData&staticPage= > Department of Environment and Primary Industry 2011, PP.62. Seaford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parallel Dunes, viewed 5 September 2013, <http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/portregn.nsf/pages/port_lf_sig_sites_pp62> Robert van de Graaff and Chris Wootton, 2011, Melbourne Soils, viewed 5 September 2013, <http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/farming-management/soil-water/soil/melbourne-soils> Victorian Resources Online 2009, Surface Soil pH, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, viewed 5 September 2013, < http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/map_documents.nsf/pages/surf_ph> Victorian Resources Online 2012, Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils Distribution â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Map 3 for Central Coast of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, viewed 5 September 2013, < http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/vic_acid_sulphate_map3> Seaford Foreshore, Storm Pictures, Storm, viewed 4 October 2013, < http://seafordforeshore.weebly.com/the-foreshore.html>

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