Albany Waterways Resource Book: Waterway life

Contents

6.1 Life in waterways

Why waterways are important for animals
Human activities which affect life in waterways
How changing a catchment affects waterways

6.2 Fish

How fish and shellfish live in waterways
Natural things which affect fish in waterways
Commercial and recreational fishing
Protecting fisheries
Fisheries Western Australia

6.3 Invertebrates

Types of invertebrates found in waterways
Where are invertebrates found?
Invertebrates and the waterway ecosystem

6.4 Birdlife

Bird habitats
Waders
Waterfowl
Birds of prey
Fish eaters and divers
Activities which affect birdlife
Protecting birdlife

6.5 Mosquitoes

Mosquito control

6.6 Aquatic plants

Types of aquatic plants
Control of aquatic weeds
Activities which affect aquatic plants
Light and aquatic plants

6.7 Phytoplankton blooms

What is a phytoplankton bloom?
Why do phytoplankton blooms happen?
Types of phytoplankton blooms
What are the effects of an algal bloom?

6.8 Fringing vegetation

Fringing vegetation communities
Why is fringing vegetation important?
Activities which affect fringing vegetation
Vegetation rehabilitation

6.9 Animals and plants of the Albany waterways

Fish
Invertebrates
Aquatic vegetation in the Albany harbours
Fringing and saltmarsh vegetation around the waterways
Beach and sandy rise vegetation
Inland forest vegetation
Riverine fringing and forest vegetation