McKenna, S., Carter, A., Smit, N., McMahon, K., and Coles, R. (2023) An inventory of northern Australia’s seagrass data: research report Project 1.32a. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

Northern Australia has globally significant seagrass habitat that provide well-documented ecological services, including providing a food resource that underpins the survival of dugong and green sea turtles. Key to understanding, managing, mitigating risk and establishing monitoring of these habitats is reliable data on this resource. Recent National Environmental Science Program (NESP) projects have provided a synthesis of 35 years of seagrass data from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and a 40-year synthesis for Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria. However, seagrass data for the majority of Northern Territory waters and northern Western Australian waters were not included and remain disparate and not available in an easily accessible database. To begin addressing this, we have created an inventory of projects between Cape Arnhem (Northern Territory) and Ningaloo Reef (Western Australia), where seagrass data is available for inclusion in a synthesis or could be available with further evaluation. This inventory is the first stage in expanding the seagrass data synthesis to cover all of northern Australia. We identify knowledge gaps in the available seagrass data which will assist in designing seagrass mapping and monitoring priorities across northern Australia.

Item ID:	83752
Item Type:	Report (Report)
ISBN:	9781922640178
Copyright Information:	All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence except content supplied by third parties and logos.
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2024 01:32
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 50%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180201 Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems @ 50% 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180507 Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments @ 50%
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