Scott, A.L., and Rasheed, M.A. (2021) Seagrass Habitat in the Port of Thursday Island: Annual Monitoring Report 2021. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

[Extract] Seagrasses have been monitored in the Port of Thursday Island biennially since 2002 and annually since 2016. Nine seagrass meadows representing the range of different seagrass community types found in the Thursday Island region are monitored and assessed for changes in area, biomass, and species composition. These indicators are used to develop a seagrass condition index (see section 2.3 of this report for further details).

In March 2021 the overall condition of seagrass in the Port of Thursday Island annual monitoring meadows was good and all meadows were in good or very good condition. The total area of 152 ± 8 ha of seagrass habitat mapped within the nine monitoring meadows in 2020 was the largest recorded since monitoring began in 2002 and the 2021 survey was the second largest area at 149 ± 8.

Item ID:	80001
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2021.
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 02:32
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180501 Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems @ 100%
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