Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559039
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Impact of increased sediment and nutrient discharges on the long-term sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia's greatest natural assets, is under increasing threat from extreme climatic events caused by global warming and from land-based pollution. This research will identify the main sources of sediment and nutrient pollution caused by river runoff and by how much this has increased above 'natural levels'. We will discover how the very sensitive offshore coral reefs have responded to increased pollution and whether this is the cause of the very devastating crown-of-thorn-starfish infestations. Understanding the long-term effects of land-based pollution on the ecology of coral reefs in the GBR will thus provide a scientific basis to help ensure that it has a sustainable future.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2005
End Date: 12-2009
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $705,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Natural Resource Management | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Impact Assessment | Chemical Oceanography
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Land and water management | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |
