Marine and estuarine studies of the Dickson Inlet area, Port Douglas, north Queensland

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 09/10/2017

This research was undertaken to describe the marine and estuarine environment of Dickson Inlet, Port Douglas and consisted of the following projects:

  1. Studies of the hydrology of Dickson Inlet, including the use of a water exchange model to predict the effect of the removal of mangroves on sedimentation rates in the Inlet.

  2. Studies of the soil and water chemistry and mangrove forest structure and productivity in Dickson Inlet, with a brief survey of forest types in the nearby Mowbray River.

  3. Studies of the fish and zooplankton communities inhabiting the waterways of the Inlet. These, like the hydrodynamics studies, were again carried out in both the wet and dry seasons as the hydrological conditions leading to greater stresses are likely to primarily affect these faunal communities.

  4. A summary of the likely key ecological relationships in the mangrove/waterway complex of Dickson Inlet, and their sensitivity to past, present and projected disturbances.

The initial brief was expanded in August 1989 to include: 5. A report on the status and significance of the near-shore Alexandra Reef system.

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Title Marine and estuarine studies of the Dickson Inlet area, Port Douglas, north Queensland
Language English
Licence Other
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/d8a1d3f9-bf79-4e0d-839b-b2072ae942aa
Contact Point
Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[145.40416, -16.578081], [145.525095, -16.578081], [145.525095, -16.44555], [145.40416, -16.44555], [145.40416, -16.578081]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Marine and estuarine studies of the Dickson Inlet area, Port Douglas, north Queensland". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/marine-and-estuarine-studies-of-the-dickson-inlet-area-port-douglas-north-queensland