Griffiths, N.2025-08-112025-08-112023https://hdl.handle.net/2440/146699This item is only available electronically. Whole thesis (as available).Wetlands are significant environments for floral and faunal biodiversity, and key to counteracting human impact. Unfortunately, wetlands are also sensitive to climatic and anthropogenic changes and are at risk of being lost. Conservation and rejuvenation are critical to the survival of wetland environments within agricultural areas. This study explores sediments to reconstruct palaeoenvironmental wetlands at Lot 50 – Kanyanyapilla, a restoration project in the viticultural region of McLaren Vale, South Australia. Sediment from the site is found to contain an assortment of proxies that are used to determine depositional environments including elemental concentrations, mineralogical composition, and organic content. Environment transitions are then associated with climatic or anthropogenic events using geochronology to determine potential triggers. Finally, results from the study are used to suggest potential restoration and conservation options for wetlands in McLaren Vale.enHonoursGeologypalaeoenvironmentHolocenesedimentationrejuvenationerosionMcLaren ValeThesis