Is riparian vegetation included in the Riverine wetlands that are mapped?
Riverine systems are often associated with fringing wetland vegetation which by definition is classified as a Palustrine wetland system separate to the channel which is classified as a Riverine wetland system. However, in many instances the Queensland Wetlands Program Wetland Mapping scale is not large enough to distinguish between the two wetland systems as the minimum width shown on the Mapping is 35 metres on the coast and 75 metres for inland areas. Therefore areas mapped as a Riverine wetland on the Queensland Wetlands Program Wetland Mapping often include (unmapped areas of) fringing Palustrine wetlands. For more information see the Wetland Mapping and Classification Methodology.
