Ports North Seagrass Monitoring (Old ID 20701)

Ports North
Role

Chief 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 baseline 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 meadows types likely to be affected by proposed developments.

Date

01 Dec 2012 - 31 Dec 2016

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Seagrass Habitats;Environmental Monitoring;Marine monitoring;Dugong Populations;Great Barrier Reef

Funding Body

Ports North

Amount

628737.12

Project Team

Tonia Sankey;Jaclyn Wells;Skye McKenna