York, P.H., Bryant, C.V., McKenna, S.A., and Rasheed, M.A. (2022) Port of Abbot Point Long-Term Seagrass Monitoring Program 2021: A Report for North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP). Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

In 2021 seagrass in the annually monitored meadows at Abbot Point were in an overall good condition for the second consecutive year, stabilising their status following recovery from poor condition in 2017 following TC Debbie.

-Inshore seagrasses meadows dominated by Halodule uninervis were in very good condition while the inshore Zostera muelleri dominated meadow was in good condition.

- The offshore meadows improved in overall condition from satisfactory in 2020 to good in 2021 due to an increase in condition of all three indices (area, biomass and species composition).

- In 2021 environmental conditions were favourable for seagrass growth with a mild wet season and no extreme weather events.

- The continued good condition of seagrass at Abbot Point in 2021 means they were likely to have increased resilience to future natural and anthropogenic pressures compared with recent years.

Item ID:	79996
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2022.
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 02:59
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180201 Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems @ 100%
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