scholarly journals Adoption of agricultural management for Great Barrier Reef water quality improvement in heterogeneous farming communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. van Grieken ◽  
P.C. Roebeling ◽  
I.C. Bohnet ◽  
S.M. Whitten ◽  
A.J. Webster ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANN PETERSON ◽  
MICHELLE WALKER ◽  
MARY MAHER ◽  
SUZANNE HOVERMAN ◽  
RACHEL EBERHARD

2013 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 157-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martijn van Grieken ◽  
Tim Lynam ◽  
Anthea Coggan ◽  
Stuart Whitten ◽  
Frederieke Kroon

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Maughan ◽  
J. Brodie

Rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef carry contaminants such as suspended sediments, dissolved inorganic nitrogen, total phosphorus and pesticides. To measure the extent and direction of the contaminants after they enter the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, a model was created using river volume, flooding variability, contaminant load, distance and direction as inputs. A GIS was used to calculate and visualise the exposure of the contaminants to the reefs for the current day, as well as modelling scenarios for pre-European arrival loads, and land management using realistic targets set by a regional Natural Resource Management board for water quality improvement planning purposes. The results show that a reduction in the dissolved inorganic nitrogen load exiting the Tully and Murray Rivers reduces the exposure of reefs close to the basin, but that reefs further east of the basin are significantly influenced by other rivers, highlighting that management for water quality improvement in neighbouring basins is also required.


1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Woodley

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. It is recognised and appreciated worldwide as a unique environment and for this reason has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Reef is economically-important to Queensland and Australia, supporting substantial tourism and fishing industries. Management of the Great Barrier Reef to ensure conservation of its natural qualities in perpetuity is achieved through the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The maintenance of water quality to protect the reef and the industries which depend on it is becoming an increasingly important management issue requiring better knowledge and possibly new standards of treatment and discharge.


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