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NESP TWQ Project 5.5 - Measuring aesthetic and experience values using Big...
This research project responded to the urgent need of understanding how ecological changes affect the aesthetic value and the user experience of the Great Barrier Reef, and how... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.8 - What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin...
Recent research has shown that only a portion of the fine sediment fraction delivered from rivers draining into the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon (GBRL) reaches coral reefs and... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.3 - Light thresholds for seagrasses of the GBR: a...
Light levels (i.e. water quality/turbidity) can be managed to minimise seagrass losses. Recent attempts to define threshold levels of light required to maintain GBR seagrass... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.2.4 - Defining, assessing and monitoring Great Barrier...
A key criteria for inscription of the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Area is Criteria (VII) – exceptional natural beauty & aesthetic importance. Our project will... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.3.5 - eAtlas - Data management for environmental...
Having ready access to the best available information, scientific knowledge and data is vital for evidence based environmental management and for science that builds on the... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.2 - From exposure to risk: Novel experimental approaches...
Understanding cumulative impacts from multiple stressors will be critical for successful management of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) under the Reef2050 Plan. This project... -
NESP TWQ Project 1.1 - Establishing the future NESP CoTS research framework...
This project will lay the foundations for the development of a reliable CoTS surveillance and control program based on detailed understanding of i) CoTS ecology, population... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.6 - Designing the Aesthetics Long Term Monitoring Program...
Aesthetic condition and trend of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are critical to monitor for the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP), and World Heritage... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.2.1 - Deriving ecologically relevant load targets to meet...
This project will derive ecologically relevant targets (ERTs) for water quality and sediment loads by: 1) defining seagrass desired state targets; 2) calculating water quality... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.1.2 - Improving water quality for the Great Barrier Reef...
In pursuit of delivering multiple benefits across multiple ecosystems such as freshwater estuaries, wetlands and reefs, this project will work in partnership with industry,... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.8 - Towards an integrated monitoring program: identifying...
This project addresses a series of critical initial steps required to develop a cost-effective integrated monitoring program. First, environmental, social and economic elements... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.1.6 - Exploring trading in water quality credits as a...
This project will scope opportunities for water quality credit trading, and develop trading frameworks for managing nitrogen and sediment along the Reef coast. The objective is... -
NESP TWQ Project 1.7 - Reducing sediment sources to the Reef: testing the...
Alluvial gully erosion contributes 20-40% of fine sediment from the three largest sediment contributing catchments to the GBR, yet there has been limited effort to manage this... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.12 - Measuring cost-effectiveness and identifying key...
This project aims to develop methodologies for assessing cost-effectiveness and identifying key drivers of variation in cost-effectiveness in challenging data situations. It... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.11 - Sources, transformations and fate of particulate and...
Organic carbon has traditionally been poorly studied in marine systems, but recent studies suggest that GBR microalgae can utilise organic matter, and that eroded soil carbon... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.2.2 - Impacts of mine-derived pollution on Torres Strait...
This study addresses concerns regarding the impacts of mine-derived pollution on the marine resources of the Torres Strait. Using state of the art procedures, trace metal... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.4 - The traits of corals that survived recent bleaching...
The past two years have seen unprecedented coral bleaching on the GBR but the consequences on biodiversity and genetic diversity are not yet known. This project will address the... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.12 - Development of an offset financial contribution...
This project will progress an approach for incorporating environmental offsets into the Reef Trust through development of a prototype calculator to assist potential approval... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.1.2 - Scoping options for low-lying, marginal cane land...
This project will explore alternative land use options to reduce nitrogen losses from marginal sugarcane land in priority wet tropics catchments. The Wet Tropics Water Quality... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.3.2 - ‘Human sensors’ for monitoring GBR environmental...
This project will take a novel approach to improving monitoring of environmental and aesthetic conditions in real time by capitalising on information provided through micro-...