Cover Letter, DA Form 1, Plans, Owners Consent, Coastal Environment Assessment · OPW21/0049

    Marine Plant Assessment Dogs Beach, Noosa Spit Recreation Reserve                                    5
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3          Results
3.1        Overview
           The Noosa Spit Recreation Reserve (the Spit) is a reclaimed sand dune system near the mouth of
           the Noosa River. The northern half of the Spit adjacent to Dogs Beach has an actively eroding
           foreshore bounded by dune woodland. A geotextile groyne has been constructed at the western end
           of the beach for sand nourishment and a rock wall has been constructed at the eastern end for
           foreshore protection. This highly dynamic foreshore zone is dominated by woodland species with
           sparse marine plants. The southern half of the Spit fronting lower energy estuarine waters supports
           intertidal wetlands comprising mangroves and saltmarsh.

3.2        Habitats
           The Spit currently supports the following vegetation communities as described below and mapped in
           Figure 3-1:

           • Dune Woodland;

           • Foredune;

           • Saltmarsh; and

           • Mangroves.




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