Smith, T.M., and Rasheed, M.A. (2021) Port of Bundaberg Seagrass and Benthic Monitoring Survey 2020. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

The Port of Bundaberg (PoB) is located at the mouth of the Burnett River approximately 14 km from the city of Bundaberg and is managed by Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC). Previously seagrass and benthic habitats in the PoB limits have received relatively infrequent assessment compared to other ports in North Queensland, and generally targeted small areas within the port limits. Seagrasses have been recorded from the Burnett River in the early 90’s (Lee Long et al. 1993) and intermittently during benthic spoil ground surveys focussed on an area immediately adjacent to the offshore disposal ground (Worley Parsons 2011, Spooner & Cohen. 2015). However a comprehensive survey of seagrass, macro algae and other benthic habitat throughout the port limits has not previously been conducted. Seagrass in Bundaberg is thought to be a critical food source of endangered dugongs (Marsh et al. 1992) and may support key turtle populations at nearby Mon Repos, the largest concentration on nesting turtles on the east Australian mainland. Despite their importance seagrasses in Queensland are threatened by both natural (cyclones, flooding) and anthropogenic (coastal development, agricultural runoff) disturbances that can result in large‐scale seagrass decline (McKenna et al. 2015).

Item ID:	79998
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2021.
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2023 03:50
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 100%
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