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Median and mean annual rainfall at
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The reserve lies on the beach ridge plains adjoining the coast at Becher Point. Its wetlands are within 200–1,500 metres (660–4,920 ft) of the
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also occur. The forest and woodland is dominated by the paperbarks
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Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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505:. Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management,
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355:Native fauna found at the site include the
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203:. The site is also listed on Australia’s
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869:Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula
270:The swamps support sedgeland, tall open
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503:The Becher Wetlands - A Ramsar Site
266:Southern brown bandicoot, or quenda
348:. Surrounding areas support open
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723:Banrock Station Wetland Complex
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365:black-striped burrowing snake
250:unique in Western Australia.
181:Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
16:Wetlands in Western Australia
980:The Dales (Christmas Island)
563:Australian Capital Territory
501:Semeniuk, Christine (2007).
367:. At least four species of
187:of the site are listed as a
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922:Lakes Argyle and Kununurra
839:Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
1021:Ramsar sites in Australia
811:Pittwater–Orielton Lagoon
619:Little Llangothlin Lagoon
555:Ramsar sites in Australia
456:Jaensch, Roger (Compiler)
400:Sites Information Service
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609:Hunter Estuary Wetlands
393:"Becher Point Wetlands"
327:Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
175:History and recognition
874:Western District Lakes
801:Lower Ringarooma River
791:Little Waterhouse Lake
728:Bool and Hacks Lagoons
594:Central Murray Forests
361:southern carpet python
309:Schoenoplectus validus
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952:Vasse-Wonnerup System
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962:External territories
937:Peel-Yalgorup System
932:Ord River Floodplain
854:Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes
667:Kakadu National Park
375:have been recorded.
192:ecological community
1026:Swamps of Australia
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1036:Swan Coastal Plain
975:Coral Sea Reserves
927:Muir-Byenup System
917:Lake Warden System
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109:Reference no.
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889:Western Australia
743:Piccaninnie Ponds
685:Bowling Green Bay
662:Cobourg Peninsula
624:Macquarie Marshes
516:978-1-4020-4671-1
285:Baumea articulata
147:Western Australia
145:of south-western
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942:Roebuck Bay
700:Moreton Bay
644:Towra Point
629:Myall Lakes
333:M. hamulosa
211:Description
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43:Coordinates
1010:Categories
677:Queensland
379:References
248:vegetation
194:under the
189:threatened
185:sedgelands
130:site is a
101:Designated
912:Lake Gore
748:Riverland
589:Blue Lake
350:heathland
300:spp. and
291:B. juncea
272:shrubland
240:hydrology
821:Victoria
758:Tasmania
466:26 April
427:20 April
405:25 April
373:reptiles
280:woodland
55:115°44′E
29:Location
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371:and 21
225:marshes
161:suburbs
141:on the
132:wetland
52:32°23′S
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398:Ramsar
357:quenda
306:spp.
276:forest
232:swales
297:Typha
229:dunal
156:Perth
511:ISBN
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407:2018
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