Past Projects

Catchment to Coast and Marine

• Changes in Water Quality
  associated with agricultural development in northern Australian catchments

Catchment to Reef Research Group

• Monitoring flood plumes
  part A
• Nutrient Management Zones
  for the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan
• Pesticides
  Monitoring herbicide residues in waters of the lower Burdekin area

Fish and Freshwater Ecology

• National Hypoxia Project
  Fish species' tolerance to low levels of dissolved oxygen
• Tully Training Area
  Aquatic monitoring
• Wetlands Southern Gulf
  Prioritizing Wetland Management in the Southern Gulf Region

Riparian Vegetation

• Burdekin River Irrigation Area Environmental Review
  Ecosystems and impacts review

• 07/37 ACTFR Report
  Development of a Bayesian Network Model for Linking Management Actions, Nutrient Targets and Ecosystem Condition in the Tully Catchment, North Queensland
• 2008 ACTFR Annual Report
  2008 ACTFR Annual Report
• ACTFR 2008 Annual Report
  ACTFR 2008 Annual Report
• Intranet (ACTFR staff only)
  ACTFR Intranet
• Pesticide residues in the Great Barrier Reef
  Research which shows that herbicides from agricultural runoff have been found in the GBR lagoon at concentrations capable of harming keystone marine plants
• Scientific consensus statement on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
  The Scientific Consensus Statement is based on outfcomes of a discussion paper prepared by a taskforce of scientists that reviewed the 2003 summary statement of evidence
• Sediment and nutrient modelling in the Burdekin NRM region
  This paper applies sediment and nutrient modelling in the Burdekin NRM region to guide GBR catchment sediment and nutrient target setting
• Synthesis of evidence to support the Scientific Consensus Statement on Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef
  This statement reviewed the 2003 consensus statement of the current understanding of the quality of water that discharges from catchments in the Great Barrier Reef.
• Trapping efficiency of the Burdekin Falls dam, north Queensland: estimates from a three-year monitoring program
  This research examined the accumulation of sediments and associated nutrients (e.g. carbon, mitrogen and phosphorus) in a large reservoirs; the Burdekin Falls Dam, north Queensland
• Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition Version 1
  The Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC) is a visual assessment of the riparian zone using simple indicators of condition
• Up-front rejections or which type of papers should I not submit to Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
  Up-front rejections of papers submitted to Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Use of Earth Observation to Assess Land Condition and Sediment Delivery in Great Barrier Reef Catchments: a Feasibility Study
  A feasibility study using earth observation to assess land condition and sediment delivery in Great Barrier Reef catchments