Davey, P.A., and Rasheed, M.A. (2018) Port of Abbot Point Long-Term Seagrass Monitoring Program - 2017: A Report for North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

[Extract] A long-term seagrass monitoring program and strategy were established in the Abbot Point region in 2008. The original program involved quarterly monitoring of biomass, distribution and species composition of key representative seagrass meadows. Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) and temperature within the seagrass meadows were also monitored until 2016. In the past, the program has included manipulative experiments investigating seagrass recovery, recruitment processes and seed bank reserves after disturbance, and five broad-scale surveys of all seagrass in the region. In 2015 quarterly monitoring was reduced to annual assessments, with broader scale regional surveys being completed every three years (last completed in 2016 – for a full distribution of seagrasses and species within the broader port limits see McKenna et al. 2017). Monitoring in 2017 focussed on five inshore seagrass meadows and four offshore monitoring sites selected for long term monitoring.

Item ID:	80171
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2018.
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2023 23:51
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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