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The Australian Billabong

The Australian Billabong. Samantha Watkins Wetlands and Riparian Ecology October 9 th 2008. Where are they located?. a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway. The word billabong comes from the Wiradjuri ( 'weir-add-jeer- ee ' ) language bila meaning 'river'

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The Australian Billabong

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  1. The Australian Billabong Samantha Watkins Wetlands and Riparian Ecology October 9th 2008

  2. Where are they located?

  3. a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway. • The word billabong comes from the Wiradjuri ('weir-add-jeer-ee') language • bila meaning 'river' • bang meaning 'continuing in time or space'. What is a Billabong?

  4. How do they form? • Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end • Billabongs can also be formed when a pool of water is left behind from receding flood or tidal waters New river path Billabong

  5. How do they form? • When the river floods every wet season, the water in the billabong flows again as it connects up with the main river. Because of this the water stays fresh and supports an abundance of life.

  6. Who lives there? Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylusporosus) Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylusjohnstonii)

  7. Who Lives there? Tiger Snake (Notechisscutatus ) Water Python (Liasisfuscus)

  8. WHO LIVEs THERE? Freckled Duck (Stictonettanaevosa) Billabong Bugs Triopsaustraliensis.

  9. Who lives there? • Billabong Bugs are an Australian native crustacean called Triopsaustraliensis. They occur nowhere else in the world! • Buy yours today at: www.billabongbugs.com

  10. WHAT GROWS THERE? Water Primrose (Ludwigiahexapetala) Nardoo (Marsileadrummondii)

  11. Any Questions?

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