Development of mangrove indicators for the 2024 Gladstone Harbour Report Card

Central Queensland University
Role

Collaborator

Description

This 2024 program extends on those in 2018 & 2019 (Shultz et al. 2019, 2020). As before, a wide range of expertise will be used in this environmental management project in the PCPA TUMRA Indigenous Protected Area. The multiple threatened ecosystems of this Central Queensland region will be evaluated. The program will support GHHP efforts for the better management of shoreline environmental values. This will be achieved through the on-going implementation of an integrated monitoring and archiving program, bringing together the research, and remote sensing, gathered and compiled by expert mangrove tidal wetland scientists from James Cook University. The integrated project will help identify environmental indicators and reporting options based on an updated thorough assessment of estuarine and coastal shorelines of their habitat condition, biodiversity conservation and landscape scale connectivity of shoreline ecosystems as described in the GHHP tender document. Ongoing consultation with the GHHP and other stakeholders will ensure a robust and lasting outcome.

Date

10 Jun 2024 - 30 Aug 2024

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

mangroves;condition indicators;Port Curtis area;report card

Funding Body

Central Queensland University

Amount

35850

Project Team

Norm Duke;Adam Canning