tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post5363813858744085306..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: A dam habitatDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-52660749413787723802007-12-30T22:51:00.000+11:002007-12-30T22:51:00.000+11:00Hi Miss EagleI guess I thought by referring to it ...Hi Miss Eagle<BR/>I guess I thought by referring to it as a "dam" that it would be clear. It is not a "lake", or in Aussie parlance, a "swamp".<BR/>It has been contructed, as a water holding facility on this farm. Created by previous owner, and refined by current owners.<BR/>As a dam, it is not "natural". but it has been made as natural as possible, by allowing appropriate levels around the edge. Where the depth suits various types of plants, they naturally colonise the water. Bulrushes and reeds grow at a particular depth. Other Sedges, and Rushes and even grasses grow in very shallow edges of water. So this dam mimics well the natural habitat.<BR/><BR/>No water plants grow in centre (way too deep). This allows the dam to serve the purpose of the farmer, and to maximise the natural environmental benefits to all (habitat plus water cleansing through oxidising, etc).<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps.<BR/><BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-22357957759485535252007-12-30T22:23:00.000+11:002007-12-30T22:23:00.000+11:00Denis, you have not made clear - to me at least - ...Denis, you have not made clear - to me at least - whether the reed beds are natural occurences or whether they are man made. If they are man made, are they part of a sewage system, or perhaps a permaculture design, or something of the sort.<BR/><BR/>Blessings and blissAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com