Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0212075

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0212075

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Impact of Trawling on Nitrogen Removal through Sediment Denitrification in Western Moreton Bay. Nutrient enrichment of coastal waters is a national problem requiring urgent action. Sediment denitrification is one of the few natural processes capable of counteracting the process of eutrophication. Although trawling is undertaken in coastal water bodies around Australia the impact on sediment denitrification and the nitrogen budgets of coastal systems has never been considered. Many hundred's of millions of dollars are likely to be spent over the next ten years on the management of nitrogen enrichment of Australia's coastal waters. This study will quantify the impact of trawling on sediment denitrification; information which is critical for the efficient allocation of management resources.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-10-2002

End Date: 30-06-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $234,370.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochemistry | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and chemical conditions | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Rehabilitation of degraded coastal and estuarine areas |

Other Keywords

Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Geochemistry | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Physical and chemical conditions | Rehabilitation of degraded coastal and estuarine areas

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