Project 4.9.1 JCU Gabriel, J. (2007) Cooperative Conservation: Beyond the Rhetoric.
A report highlighting International Best Practice recommendations for World Heritage Protected Areas: Identifying 'best practice' models and practical solutions that could be applied in the Wet Tropics of Australia. [pdf 828.2 kb]
Project 4.9.1 JCU Wood, M. (2007) Final Milestone Report
A project final milestone report detailing a draft desktop report on Aboriginal resource use, values and knowledge and the progress made on evaluating current models, methods and techniques used in extending intellectual property regimes to cover indigenous knowledge dealt with in the Aboriginal Rainforest Council's Cultural Mapping project. [pdf 261.6 kb]
Project 4.9.1 Wood, JCU. (2007) October Milestone Report
A project progress report detailing a summary of findings for Report 2 (b) An evaluation of previous and current methods and models for researching indigenous resource use and purposes, with recommendations for best practice research solutions. [pdf 110.4 kb]
Project 4.9.2 JCU Prideaux, B. (2007) Rainforest Tourism: Establishment of a visitor monitoring structure
Report by James Cook Universtiy researchers on the sustainable use of rainforest resources by the tourism industry, and methods for monitoring visitors at the site level as well as community perceptions of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. [pdf 737.5 kb]
Project 4.9.3 JCU Goosem, M. et al. (2007) Nocturnal noise levels and edge impacts on amphibian habitats adjacent to Kuranda Range road
This research aims to fill knowledge gaps regarding nocturnal traffic noise and its impacts on amphibians, and consists of three core research areas: (a) to examine potential amphibian avoidance of habitat adjacent to the Kuranda Range road in comparison with areas further into the forest; (b) to analyse whether frequency shifts in amphibian calls occurs at the edge of the Kuranda Range road in comparison to calls recorded in the forest interior; and (c) to undertake systematic nocturnal noise recording near Streets and Avondale Creeks on the current road and in identified 'acoustic refugia' along those streams. [pdf 2.4 Mb]
Project 4.9.3 JCU Turton, S. et al. (2008) An assessment of the environmental impacts of Cyclone Larry on the forest landscapes of northeast Queensland, with reference to responses to natural resource management issues in the aftermath
An assessment of the environmental impacts of Cyclone Larry on the forest landscapes of northeast Queensland, with reference to responses to natural resource management issues in the aftermath:
Report submitted to the Bureau of Meteorology (March 2007.
[pdf 4.5 Mb]
Project 4.9.4 UQ Emtage, N. (2007) December Milestone Report
A project interim report on results of landholder survey released on 1st December 2007. [pdf 569.8 kb]
Project 4.9.7 CSIRO Alexandridis, K. (2007) Monte Carlo Extreme Event Simulations for Understanding Water Quality Change Classifications in the Great Barrier Reef Region
Report prepared by K. Alexandridis, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems. [pdf 1.4 Mb]
Project 4.9.7 JCU Gooch, M. (2008) Why community perceptions about social resilience in relation to water quality are important
Project PowerPoint presentation for the 3rd National Education Conference of the Australian Water Association, Gold Coast International Hotel, Surfers Paradise, 30 March - 2 April 2008.
[pdf 1.4 Mb]
Project 4.9.7 Maclean, K. (2008) February Newsletter - Research Update
We invite you to read the first research update for MTSRF Project 4.9.7 research partners. In this edition the team are introduced, the goals of the project are outlined and a brief summary of the meaning of social resilience is included. Future research updates will keep you updated with the project direction and progress. [pdf 2.8 Mb]
Projects 4.8.6/4.9.2 JCU Coghlan, A. (2007) Tourism and Recreation in North Queensland's World Heritage Areas (Poster)
Poster prepared by Projects 4.8.6 and 4.9.2 for display at the Tropical Science and Innovation Expo held in Townsville on 6 June 2007, coordinated by the Queensland Department of State Development. [pdf 302.5 kb]
