Environment and Resource Management

Beach conservation

Detailed information about the formation, function, management and vegetation of Queensland's coastal sand dunes is available in Coastal Dune Management - a series of technical notes. The titles are listed below.

Coastal technical series
Series 1: Queensland's coastal sand dunes
Series 2: The formation and function of coastal dunes
 Series 3: Importance of dune vegetation
 Series 4: Description of major dune plants
 Series 5: Management guidelines for dune usage

The titles of papers discussing typical areas of concern for beach conservation are listed below. The papers appeared originally in Beach Conservation, the newsletter of the Beach Protection Authority of Queensland.

Wave and surfing conditions in Queensland
Common misconceptions about beaches
Cyclones and their effects on beaches
Storm tide statistics

Series 1: Queensland's Coastal Sand Dunes
1-01 A brief introduction
1-02 Type and distribution of coastal sand masses
1-03.1 Coastal sand masses of southern Queensland
1-03.2 Coastal sand masses of southern Queensland - Fraser Island
1-03.3 Coastal sand masses of southern Queensland - Moreton Island
1-04.2 Coastal sand masses of central Queensland - Shoalwater Bay
1-05.2 Coastal sand masses of northern Queensland - Burdekin Delta
1-05.3 Coastal sand masses of northern Queensland - Cape Flattery

Series 2: The Formation and Function of Coastal Dunes
II-01 Sources of sand, sand transport and deposition, dune formation
II-02

Formation and function of foredunes and parallel dunes
II-03 Formation of sand beach ridges and cheniers
II-04 Formation of blowouts, parabolic dunes and low dune mobile sand-sheets

Series 3: Importance of Dune Vegetation
III-01 Function, characteristics and zonation of dune vegetation
III-02 Pioneer zone vegetation
III-03 Woodland (or scrub) zone vegetation
III-04 Forest (or heath) zone vegetation
III-05 Vegetation of the Capricorn Coast beaches
III-06 Vegetation of the Mulgrave Shire northern beaches
III-07 Vegetation of the Mulgrave Shire northern beaches (continued)
Series 4: Description of Major Dune Plants
IV-01 Sand spinifex grass Spinifex sericeus
IV-02 Horsetail she-oak Casuarina equisetifolia var. incana
IV-03 Goat's foot convolvulus Ipomoea pes-caprae
IV-04 Angular pigface Carpobrotus glaucescens
IV-05 Beach primrose Oenothera drummondii
IV-06 Coastal banksia Banksia integrifolia
IV-07 Scented fan-flower Scaevola calendulacea
IV-08 Beach bean Canavalia rosea
IV-09 Cotton tree Hibiscus tiliaceus
IV-10 Coastal wattle Acacia sophorae
IV-11 Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum
IV-12 Screw pine Pandanus tectorius
IV-13 Snake vine Hibbertia scandens
IV-14 Vigna Vigna marina
IV-15 Coastal vitex Vitex trifolia
IV-16 Paper-barked teatree Melaleuca quinquenervia
IV-17 Carbeen Corymbia tessellaris
IV-18 Beach grass Thuarea involuta
IV-19 Pineapple sedge Cyperus pedunculatus
IV-20 Beach almond Terminalia catappa
IV-21 Ball nut Calophyllum inophyllum
Series 5: Management Guidelines for Dune Usage
V-01.1 Dune use for coastal protection
V-01.2 Dune management in undeveloped areas
V-01.3 Dune management in urban areas
V-02.2 Board and chain walkways, steps, advisory signs
V-02.3 Vehicle access to beaches
V-02.4 Specifications for vehicle access to beaches
V-02.5 Pedestrian control fences
V-02.6 Pedestrian access tracks
V-03.1 Repair of damaged dunes
V-03.2 Re-establishment of dunes: a basic approach
V-03.3 Re-establishment of dunes: sand dune design
V-03.4 Re-establishment of dunes: methods of dune construction
V-03.5 Sand accumulators: semi-permeable dune-forming fences
V-03.6 Surface stabilising agents: plant materials
V-03.7 Surface stabilising agents: spray-on materials
V-03.8 Dune stabilisation on nourished beaches - Noosa Project
V-04.1 Planting programs for dune stabilisation
V-05.1 Fertiliser programs for dune vegetation
V-06.1 Raising dune plants in the nursery
V-06.2 Raising dune plants in the nursery (continued)
V-06.3 Planting seedlings on coastal sand dunes
V-07.1 Use of vehicles on beaches
V-07.2 Guide to driving recreational vehicles at the coast

Last updated: 17 December 2004

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