Mungalla Wetland System Repair (Old ID 22784)

Queensland Government
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Coastal wetlands provide services important for aquatic wildlife. However, human need has contributed to modification and change to coastal wetland function. Government and community projects have commenced across the Great Barrier Reef catchment area to repair and revitalise coastal wetlands to, again, function as productive ecosystems, while still offering services for humans. A project has commenced, supported by Australian Government, to repair natural tidal flow and fisheries value to Mungalla wetland. This project herein will examine wetland aquatic ecology and water quality in response to broader system repair programs underway.

Date

01 Oct 2015 - 30 May 2017

Project Type

N/A

Keywords

Wetlands;Fish;Water Quality;System repair;Mungalla Wetlands;Indigenous Training

Funding Body

Queensland Government

Amount

18870

Project Team

Antony Squires;Damien Burrows