Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 87(4), December 2004 
Appendix 2 
Description of each of the wetlands from which the 32 wetland sediment standards used in this study: were collected: wetland name, 
wetland sediment standard number (WSS #), co-ordinates, depth of sample, consanguineous suite and geomorphic setting, type of 
wetland. The number after a wetland name (e.g., Lake Yonderup 2) refers to one of the study sites within the wetland. 
Field name of site 
(locations ordered 
north to south); 
depth of sample; 
laboratory no 
Co-ordinates 
Consanguineous Suite and 
geomorphic setting 
Description of wetland 
Lake Yonderup 2 
10-13 cm 
WSS-No. 26 
31° 33’ 17" S, 
115° 41' 09" E 
Yanchep Suite; 
karst depressions in swales of Spearwood Dunes 
mesoscale linear sumpland 
Lake Carabooda 2 
10-13 cm 
WSS-No. 16 
31° 37 05" S, 
115° 43’ 21" E 
Yanchep Suite; 
karst depressions in swales of Spearwood Dunes 
macroscale linear sumpland 
Lake Joondalup 
0-5 cm 
WSS-No. 23 
31° 43' 03" S, 
115° 46' 18" E 
Yanchep Suite; 
karst depressions in swales of Spearwood Dunes 
megascale linear lake 
Casuarina D 1 
0-30 cm 
WSS-No. 20 
31° 27 21" S, 
115° 46’ 22" E 
Jandakot Suite; 
basins within star dunes in Bassendean Dunes 
mesoscale curvilinear dampland 
Pinjar Pine Forest 8v 
2-20 cm 
WSS-No. 33 
31° 38' 10" S, 
115° 53' 04" E 
Jandakot Suite; 
basins within star dunes in Bassendean Dunes 
mesoscale curvilinear dampland 
Pinjar Pine Forest 8p 
260 cm 
WSS-No. 34 
31° 38’ 10" S, 
115° 53' 04" E 
Jandakot Suite; 
basins within star dunes in Bassendean Dunes 
mesoscale curvilinear dampland 
Melaleuca Park 
10 cm 
WSS-No. 18 
31° 40' 21" S, 
115° 54* 15" E 
Riverdale Suite; 
basins in linear chains between dunes 
microscale sumpland with humic 
muddy sand / mixed coarse and 
medium sand 
Lake Adams 2 
0-20 cm 
WSS-No. 25 
31° 42* 06" S, 
115° 49’ 26" E 
Gnangara Suite; 
basins enclosed by dune ridges 
macroscale rounded dampland 
Sydney Rd Swamp P 
20 cm 
WSS-No. 11 
31° 46’ 57" S, 
115° 51' 21" E 
Gnangara Suite; 
basins enclosed by dune ridges 
microscale rounded dampland 
Lake Mungala 1 
85 cm 
WSS-No. 15 
31° 26’ 18" S, 
115° 53' 42" E 
Mungala Suite; 
discharge basins for creeks in the transition zone 
between Bassendean Dunes and Pinjarra Plain 
mesoscale rounded sumpland 
Lake Mungala 3 
115 cm 
WSS-No. 8 
31° 26’ 29" S, 
115° 53' 48" E 
Mungala Suite; 
discharge basins for creeks in the transition zone 
between Bassendean Dunes and Pinjarra Plain 
microscale rounded sumpland 
Bullsbrook 
62-85 cm 
WSS-No. 13 
31° 37 39" S, 
116° 00' 59" E 
Keysbrook Suite; 
gently undulating to flat surface with incised creeks 
paluslope to palusplain 
Coogee F1 
80 cm 
WSS-No. 10 
32° 08' 34" S, 
115° 46' 59" E 
Coogee Suite; 
linear interdune swale underlain by limestone 
mesoscale elongate lake 
Coogee J 2 
65 cm 
WSS-No. 22 
32° 07' 52" S, 
115° 46' 51" E 
Coogee Suite; 
linear interdune swale underlain by limestone 
microscale ovoid sumpland 
Coogee J 3 
40-80 cm 
WSS-No. 9 
32° 07' 52" S, 
115° 46' 51" E 
Coogee Suite; 
linear interdune swale underlain by limestone 
microscale ovoid sumpland 
Lake Manning 1 
0-5 cm 
WSS-No. 21 
32° 05' 34" S, 
115° 46' 18" E 
Coogee Suite; 
linear interdune swale underlain by limestone 
microscale ovoid sumpland 
Lake Manning 1 
100-200 cm 
WSS-No. 24 
32° 05’ 34" S, 
115° 46' 18" E 
Coogee Suite; 
linear interdune swale underlain by limestone 
microscale ovoid sumpland 
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