Resources
Reymond, C.E., Uthicke, S., Pandolfi, J.M. (2012). Tropical Foraminifera as indicators of water quality and temperature. Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, 21B Enhancing coral reef resilience through management of water quality.
Uthicke, S. (2012) Report on dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and total alkalinity (TA) concentrations on 14 MMP sites comparing one dry-and one wet-season.
Seagrass meadows are a vital habitat in tropical marine ecosystems. Along the coast they trap sediments and absorb contaminants which would otherwise pollute the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Seagrasses are highly affected by water clarity and so are negatively impacted by run-off and other factors that increase turbidity (water cloudiness). This project will provide information about how seagrass responds to the interactive effects of different levels of light, nutrients and salinity and will contribute to the development of thresholds for the water quality parameters most likely to affect seagrasses.
Collier, C., Devlin, M., Langlois, L., Petus, C., McKenzie, L. Petus, C, Texeira da Silva, E., McMahon, K, Adams, M, O’Brien, K., Statton, J., Waycott, M. (2014) Final report on thresholds and indicators of declining water quality as tools for tropical seagrass management.
© JCU
Álvarez-Romeroa, J.G., Devlin, M., Teixeira da Silvab, E., Petus, C., Ban, N.C., Pressey, R.L., Kool, J., Roberts, J., Cerdeira-Estrada, S., Wenger, A.S., Brodie, J. (2013) A novel approach to model exposure of coastal-marine ecosystems to riverine flood plumes based on remote sensing techniques. Journal of Envionmental Management. 119, 194-207 [doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.036].
Devlin, M., Schaffelke, B. (editors). (2012) Catchment to Reef continuum: Case studies from the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 65, 77-80 [doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.013].
Collier,C.J., Coombes, G., Waycott, M. (In prep) Drivers of turbidity and light in shallow seagrass meadows
McMahon, K., Collier, C., Lavery, P.S. (2013) Identifying robust bioindicators of light stress in seagrasses: A meta-analysis. Ecological Indicators. 30, 7-15 [doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.030].
Schroeder, T., Devlin, M., Brando, V.E., Dekker, A.G., Brodie, J., Clementson, L., McKinna, L. (2012) Inter-annual variability of wet season freshwater plume extent into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon based on satellite coastal ocean colour observations. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 65, 210-223 [doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.022].
Collier, C.J., Waycott, M., Mckenzie, L.J. (2012) Light thresholds derived from seagrass loss in the coastal zone of the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Ecological Indicators. 23, 211-219 [doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.005].
* Funded by DEWHA (MTSRF), RRMMP and GBRMPA
Pages
Latest News
- Laws protecting the Great Barrier Reef to be introduced next week, Queensland Premier says - Thu 28th May 2015
- Let’s get serious about protecting wildlife in a warming world - Thu 28th May 2015
- We’ve only monitored a fraction of the Barrier Reef’s species - Thu 28th May 2015
- Great Barrier Reef: warmer waters helping coral-eating starfish thrive - Fri 13th Feb 2015
- You are what you eat—if you're a coral reef fish - Wed 17th Dec 2014
Current search
Search found 254 items
- [all items]
