Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrasses from coastal development (Old ID 22415)
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
Industry cash contribution fro ARC Linkage Grant application LP160100492. Seagrasses provide ecosystem services (fisheries, nutrient cycling, primary productivity) worth trillions of dollars, but this capacity is threatened by coastal development. In Australia, port developments are considered a major threat to seagrass ecosystems, but resource managers lack accurate information about their potential impacts and mitigation lmeasures. Focussing on differences between shallow and deep seagrasses within the Great Barrier Reef, this project seeks to develop a world-first spatial valuation tool that will allow resource managers and policy makers to minimise impact of port development on seagrass ecosystems, thereby ensuring that Australia's seagrasses continue to provide ecosystem services essential to our well-being.
Date
24 Nov 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Seagrass;Dugong;Trophic;turtle;Food Web;stable isotope
Funding Body
Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd
Amount
450000
Project Team
Paul York