Deriving ecologically relevant targets to meet desired ecosystem condition for the Great Barrier Reef: a case study for seagrass meadows in the Burdekin region (Old ID 26473)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project will derive ecologically relevant targets (ERTs) for water quality and sediment loads for the Burdekin basin and provide the ecological targets required to revise ERTs across the GBR by: 1) defining seagrass desired state targets for the GBR: 2) calculating water quality guidelines (light); and 3) calculating ERTs for te3rrestrially sourced sediment loads, using Cleveland Bay as a case study. Historical and new data collections will be compiled and used to derive ERTs via statistical models and eReefs (RECOM), and the seagrass sub-model in eReefs will be used to test ERTs.
Date
01 Jan 2019 - 10 Dec 2020
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Seagrass;ecological targets;Sediment;Turbidity
Funding Body
Department of the Environment and Energy
Amount
172691
Project Team
Rob Coles;Alexandra Carter;Michael Rasheed;Alana Grech;Graham Brodie;Len McKenzie