Seagrass thermal stress risk model for the inshore Great Barrier Reef. (Old ID 27720)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Seagrass meadows are at risk from decline caused by thermal stress, and this will impact the ecosystems and communities who depend on the goods and benefits they provide. There is currently no spatial and temporal product that indicates seagrass exposure to thermal stress. This proposal outlines a staged project that will deliver a model of thermal stress risk. Working in collaboration with First Nations rangers, temperature loggers will be deployed across thermal exposure gradients in the inshore Reef. These data will be used to calibrate and validate a seagrass thermal stress risk model for the inshore Reef.

Date

27 Jun 2022 - 28 Jun 2024

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Thermal Stress;Climate Change;Seagrass;Inshore;First Nations;Monitoring

Funding Body

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Amount

598297.72

Project Team

Lucas Langlois;Len McKenzie