Hon Giz Watson asks about a report by Professor Jacob John on endangered thrombolite communities in the Peel–Yalgorup Ramsar convention area. The Minister acknowledges the report and tables it.

AnsweredQoN 751Legislative Council
Asked
27 September 2012
Portfolio
Environment

QuestionView source ↗

PEEL–YALGORUP
RAMSAR CONVENTION AREA — ENDANGERED THROMBOLITE COMMUNITIES
751. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the answers to question
without notice 636 about the critically endangered thrombolite communities in
the lakes in the Peel–Yalgorup Ramsar convention area.
(1) Is the
minister aware of a recent report by Professor Jacob John on the critically
endangered thrombolite communities in the lakes in the Peel–Yalgorup
Ramsar convention area?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister table this report?
(3) If no to (2), why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes, the
Department of Environment and Conservation has drawn this paper to the Minister
for Environment's attention.
(2) I table
the paper ''Cyanobacteria in benthic microbial communities in coastal
salt lakes in Western Australia'' by Jacob John, Melissa Hay and
Jennifer Paton in 2009, published in Algological
Studies volume 130, which refers to the Lake Clifton thrombolites.
 [See paper 5160.]
(3) Not applicable.

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