Terrestrial pollutant runoff to the Great Barrier Reef: an update of issues, priorities and management responses
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …
Relating sediment impacts on coral reefs to watershed sources, processes and management: A review
Modification of terrestrial sediment fluxes can result in increased sedimentation and turbidity
in receiving waters, with detrimental impacts on coral reef ecosystems. Preventing …
in receiving waters, with detrimental impacts on coral reef ecosystems. Preventing …
Using sediment tracing to assess processes and spatial patterns of erosion in grazed rangelands, Burdekin River basin, Australia
Identifying how agricultural practices can be changed to reduce sediment loss requires
knowledge of the erosion processes and spatial areas contributing to end of catchment …
knowledge of the erosion processes and spatial areas contributing to end of catchment …
Using Landsat observations (1988–2017) and Google Earth Engine to detect vegetation cover changes in rangelands-A first step towards identifying degraded lands …
Globally, the area of agricultural land is shrinking in part due to environmental degradation.
Acquisition and restoration of degraded lands no longer used for agriculture may present a …
Acquisition and restoration of degraded lands no longer used for agriculture may present a …
Water quality in agricultural lands draining to the Great Barrier Reef: a review of causes, management and priorities
The environmental consequences of agriculture are of growing concern. One example of
these consequences is the effect of agricultural pollutants on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a …
these consequences is the effect of agricultural pollutants on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a …
Degradation of the Mitchell River fluvial megafan by alluvial gully erosion increased by post-European land use change, Queensland, Australia
Along low gradient rivers in northern Australia, there is widespread gully erosion into
unconfined alluvial deposits of active and inactive floodplains. On the Mitchell River fluvial …
unconfined alluvial deposits of active and inactive floodplains. On the Mitchell River fluvial …
Grazing impacts on gully dynamics indicate approaches for gully erosion control in northeast Australia
Drainage network extension in semi‐arid rangelands has contributed to a large increase in
the amount of fine sediment delivered to the coastal lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef, but …
the amount of fine sediment delivered to the coastal lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef, but …
Conceptual frameworks for estimating the water quality benefits of improved agricultural management practices in large catchments
Chemical and sediment losses from agricultural lands are threatening coastal marine and
aquatic ecosystems in many parts of the world. This is an acute problem in Australia, where …
aquatic ecosystems in many parts of the world. This is an acute problem in Australia, where …
A review of sediment and nutrient concentration data from Australia for use in catchment water quality models
Land use (and land management) change is seen as the primary factor responsible for
changes in sediment and nutrient delivery to water bodies. Understanding how sediment …
changes in sediment and nutrient delivery to water bodies. Understanding how sediment …
Separating grazing and rainfall effects at regional scale using remote sensing imagery: A dynamic reference-cover method
Remote detection of management-related trend in the presence of inter-annual climatic
variability in the rangelands is difficult. Minimally disturbed reference areas provide a useful …
variability in the rangelands is difficult. Minimally disturbed reference areas provide a useful …