Mangroves of The Gold Cost
Mangroves of The Gold Cost
Gold Coast
Mangrove forests fringe our coastal waterways and cover the mud islands in our open estuaries. You can
see them along the boardwalk at Paradise Point, Currumbin, Jabiru Island, Macintosh Island, and the
Southport Broadwater Parklands.
Where will
mangroves take you?
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Enjoy the swampy habit
with a stroll along our
Citys boardwalks.
Smelly Swamp
Mangrove forests often smell
a bit like rotten eggs.
This pungent smell is
not a health risk
nor is it related to
The smell is, in fact, a sign of a
pollution or
healthy mangrove forest as it signifies
mosquito
that leaf litter is being effectively
breeding.
recycled into the complex food web.
Healthy Habitat
appropriately
The CoastEd program provides free education sessions
about mangroves for people in the community keen to
learn more.
1
Duke, N. (2006) Australias Mangroves: The Authoritative Guide
to Australias Mangrove Plants, University of Queensland, St. Lucia,
Brisbane.
2
Lovelock, C. (1993) Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland,
Australian Institute of Marine Science.
3
Davie, P. (1998) Wild Guide to Moreton Bay, Queensland
Museum, Brisbane.