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NESP TWQ Project 5.8 - What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment and associated bioavailable nutrients, 2019-2020 (JCU)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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 seagrass meadows. The specific sources of this sediment, which affects the health of corals and seagrasses, are as yet unresolved. This project, for the first time, characterised and traced the origin(s), fate and nutrient bioavailability of this environmentally detrimental sediment using samples collected in flood plumes and during resuspension events. This enabled direct spatial targeting of the sources of this material to achieve maximum benefits to GBR health from catchment management actions.

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Title NESP TWQ Project 5.8 - What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment and associated bioavailable nutrients, 2019-2020 (JCU)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c8034d51-c05d-4ba7-bd95-53213b7d4921
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
stephen.lewis@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2019 -
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP TWQ Project 5.8 - What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment and associated bioavailable nutrients, 2019-2020 (JCU)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-twq-project-5-8-whats-really-damaging-the-reef-tracing-the-origin-and-fate-of-the-environm