Project 1.1.1 CSIRO/AIMS Pitcher, R. et al. (2007) Indicators of protection levels for seabed habitats, species and assemblages on the continental shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Report by CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science which outlines the objectives of Project 1.1.1 for Year 1: to develop indicators of protection levels for seabed species, assemblages and habitats for the GBR Zoning Plan in effect both before and after 1 July 2004, and identify the change in protection levels coinciding with the Representative Areas Program re-zoning. [pdf 13.6 Mb]
Project 1.1.2 AIMS Doherty, P. (2007) Reef Check Australia Dive Operators' Workshop - Feedback
Reef Check Australia trains volunteers to coordinate community monitoring and reporting of the status and trends of 25 key reef tourism sites. Through regular visitation, Reef Check is able to resolve seasonal patterns and more closely observe phenomena such as outbreaks of pests and disease. Outputs from this community monitoring feeds into MTSRF Project 1.1.2. This document provides a report on several workshops convened by Reef Check in January and February of 2007 to gain dive operators' feedback on Reef Check activities and to review the current monitoring sites in light of operator knowledge. [pdf 128.7 kb]
Project 1.1.2 AIMS Sweatman, H. (2007) Coral reef health indicators and thresholds of concern
Report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science which looks at components and measures of ecosystem health and practicalities of applying the approach to marine systems and to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in particular, with reference to incorporating measures of reef health into the MTSRF Integrated Report Card. [pdf 190.7 kb]
Project 1.1.2 RCA Newsletter February 2007
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Project 1.1.2 RCA Newsletter May 2007
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Project 1.1.3 AIMS QDPI&F De'ath, G. et al. (2008) Spatial distributions and temporal change in distributions of deep water seagrasses in the Great Barrier Reef region
Joint report by AIMS and QDPI&F researchers for Project 1.1.3. [pdf 413.5 kb]
Project 1.1.3 QDPI&F Coles, R. et al. (2007) Status and Trends of Seagrass Habitats in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Report by Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries that provides a summary of the state of knowledge of Queensland seagrasses and which outlines the gaps in knowledge that still remain and issues confronting management agencies responsible for protection and development of coastal waters. [pdf 4.7 Mb]
Project 1.1.3 QDPI&F Rasheed, M. et al. (2008) Coastal seagrass habitats at risk from human activity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: Review of areas to be targeted for monitoring
This report by researchers from the Northern Fisheries Centre in Cairns details the results of a workshop involving regional seagrass experts and end users of seagrass monitoring information. The report identifies key coastal seagrass risk areas in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and examines how well the current research program addresses information requirements in these areas. Also included are recommendations for developing the seagrass status and trends program in the future. [pdf 6.4 Mb]
Project 1.1.4 AIMS Doherty, P. (2007) Summary of Project Research Activities 2006/2007
Copy of presentation slides for presentation of Year 1 results from Project 1.1.4. Presented by Dr P. Doherty, Australian Institute of Marine Science, at the Annual MTSRF Workshop, April 2007. [pdf 605.1 kb]
Project 1.1.4 UQ Quaintance, J. (2007) Coral community struture in life and death assemblages from the Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Honours Thesis by Jill K. Quaintance, The Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland. The project received support from MTSRF Project 1.1.4. [pdf 1.9 Mb]
Project 1.1.5 AIMS Fabricius, K. (2008) February Milestone Report
A Progress report for objective A: Review, compile and prioritise data sets, establish long-term data storage and meta data through the Data Centre): what data sets are being investigated; justification and choice of methodology. [pdf 131.6 kb]
Project 1.1.5 AIMS De'ath, G. (2007) The spatial, temporal and structural composition of water quality of the Great Barrier Reef, and indicators of water quality and mapping risk
Report prepared by the Australian Institute of Marine Science which presents an analysis of three major data sets from broadscale water quality sampling programs on the Great Barrier Reef. The report also explores the use of these data sets as potential indicators of water quality. [pdf 2.6 Mb]
