Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The aim of this research is to monitor seagrass habitats in areas around Mourilyan, Karumba, Cairns and Thursday Island. The objectives include comparing results of previous monitoring and base line surveys and assessing any changes in seagrass distribution and abundance in relation to natural events or human induced activities, and establishing the capacity for recovery of key seagrass meadow types. Relationships between seagrass and environmental parameters, and the drivers of seagrass change will also be investigated.
Date
01 Sep 2016 - 30 Jun 2025
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
Seagrass;Monitoring & Management;Dugong;Fish Habitats;Great Barrier Reef;Torres Strait
Funding Body
Ports North
Amount
2023546
Project Team
Skye McKenna