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Other Urban Riparian Post-quarry-landfill landscapes
The Northern Landfill Merri Creek Conservation Reserve is approximately 40 hectares in size and located to the east of Merri Creek. It is centered around an artificial wetland formed in a disused quarry. Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Old Quarry Reserve (The Northern Landfill Merri Creek Conservation Reserve) Artificial Wetland and Rock piles Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Old Maps of Merri Creek Catchment - Old quarry holes are mapped Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
The edge of REPURPOSE IT EPPING Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Kangaroos hopping on capped post-quarry-landfill landscape Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Old Quarry Reserve Wetland Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Constructed microhabitat biodiversity or ecological survey - objects like metal sheets or bricks are left on ground to create artificial shelters. After some time, researchers flip the objects to observe and record the organisms that have taken refuge underneath. This method is often used to study small animals, insects, and other invertebrates, providing insights into species diversity, population density, and habitat preferences. Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Constructed microhabitat biodiversity or ecological survey - objects like metal sheets or bricks are left on ground to create artificial shelters. After some time, researchers flip the objects to observe and record the organisms that have taken refuge underneath. This method is often used to study small animals, insects, and other invertebrates, providing insights into species diversity, population density, and habitat preferences. Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Old Quarry Reserve Wetland - viewing from higher ground Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Old Quarry Reserve - capped post-quarry-landfill landscape Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Grassland near the Merri Creek Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
The pump system to pump water from Merri Creek to the Old Quarry Reserve Wetland Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Merri Creek and the pump that connect between the creek and the artificial wetland Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Art-based data sheet of water lives found in the water sampling Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL
Water Sampling Activities Date:2025/01/25 Credit: YL