MTSRF Research Report Series

The Research Report Series presents scientific and technical reports produced under the MTSRF.  These published reports are available as web-downloads. Hard copies are generally not provided in the interest of reducing our environmental footprint.  If you have any difficulty accessing these reports, please contact our office.

Please note, unpublished technical and research reports are also available for download here.

Report # 39

Lewis, S. E., Bainbridge, Z. T., Sherman, B. S., Brodie, J. E. and Cooper, M. (2009) The trapping efficiency of the Burdekin Falls Dam:  Estimates from a three-year monitoring program.

Report # 38

Cappo, M., De'ath, G., Stowar, M., Johansson, C. and Doherty, P. (2009) The influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.  Part 2 - Development of protocols to improve accuracy in baited video techniques used to detect effects of zoning.

Report # 37

Cappo, M., MacNeil, A., Stowar, M. and Doherty, P. (2009) The influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.  Part 1 - Baited video surveys of the Pompey, Swain and Capricorn-Bunker groups of reefs off Mackay and Gladstone.

Report # 36 - Due for release in early 2010

Long, S. et al. (2009) Proceedings of the 2009 Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility Annual Conference, 28-30 April 2009, Townsville.

Report # 35

McNamara, K. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Tourist Exit Survey Second Annual Report: January to December 2008.  Annual and quarterly patterns of reef and rainforest tourism in North Queensland from Exit Surveys conducted at Cairns Domestic Airport.

Report # 34

McNamara, K. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Rainforest Tourism Second Annual Report: January - December 2008.  Annual and quarterly patterns of rainforest tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland.

Report # 33

Fuary, M. (2009) An evaluation of previous and current methods and models for researching Indigenous resource use and purposes, with recommendations for 'best practice' research solutions.

Report # 32

Miles, R. L., Kinnear, S., Marshal, C., O'Dea, G. and Greer, L. (2009) Assessing the socio-economic implications of climate change (coral bleaching) in the Great Barrier Reef catchment:  Synthesis Report.

Report # 31

Emtage, N. (2009) Market segmentation study of rural landholders in relation to the promotion of natural resource management on private land in the Wet Tropics region of Queensland.

Report # 30

Coghlan, A. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Reef Tourism:  An analysis of the competitiveness of the Great Barrier Reef tourism destination and a comparison with other reef tourism destinations.

Report # 29

Coggan, A. and Whitten, S. (2009) Market Based Instruments, Ecosystem Services and Development in Mission Beach, Far North Queensland.  Background Report 2:  Urbanisation and the Cassowary:  Impacts and Economics.

Report # 28

Long, S. and Taylor, R. (2009) Proceedings of the 2008 Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility Annual Conference,  28 April - 1 May 2008, The Hotel Cairns, Abbott Street, Cairns.

Report # 27

Coggan, A. and Whitten, S. (2009) Market Based Instruments, Ecosystem Services and Development in Mission Beach, Far North Queensland.  Background Report 1:  Impacts of Development on Ecosystem Services.

Report # 26

Gabriel, J. A. (2009) Cooperative Conservation:  Beyond the Rhetoric.  A report highlighting International Best Practice recommendations for World Heritage Protected Areas and identifying 'best practice' models and practical solutions that could be applied in the Wet Tropics.

Report # 25

Collier, C. and Waycott, M. (2009) Drivers of change to seagrass distributions and communities on the Great Barrier Reef:  Literature Review and Gaps Analysis.

  Report # 24

Brodie, J., Pearson, R., Lewis, S., Bainbridge, Z., Waterhouse, J. and Prange, J. (2009) Water Quality Research:  Baseline Synthesis and Year 1 Summary.

Report # 23

DeVantier, L. (2009) Great Barrier Reef Research:  Baseline Synthesis and Year 1 Summary.

Report # 22

Emtage, N. and Herbohn, J. (2008) Profiles of rural landholders in relation to Natural Resource Management in the Wet Tropics region of North Queensland.

Report # 21

Goosem, M., Hoskin, C. and Dawe, G. (2008) Nocturnal noise levels and edge impacts on amphibian habitats adjacent to Kuranda Range Road.

Report # 20

Delean, S. and De'ath, G. (2008) Spatial and temporal patterns of indicators of reef health on the Great Barrier Reef.

Report # 19

Carmody, J. and Prideaux, B. (2008) Community Attitudes, Perceptions, Knowledge and Use of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area in 2007.

 Report # 18

Kanowski, J., Catterall, C. P., Freebody, K. and Harrison, D. A. (2008) Monitoring Revegetation Projects in Rainforest Landscapes.  Toolkit Version 2.

Report # 17

McNamara, K. and Prideaux, B. (2008) Tourist Exit Survey First Annual Report:  January - December 2007.  Annual and Quarterly Patterns of Reef and Rainforest Tourism in North Queensland from Exit Surveys Conducted at Cairns Domestic Airport.

Report # 16

McNamara, K. and Prideaux, B. (2008) Rainforest Tourism First Annual Report:  January - December 2007.  Annual and Quarterly Patterns of Rainforest Tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland.

Report # 15

Sparrow, L. and Heimann, K. (2008) The influence of nutrients and temperature on the global distribution of algal blooms.

Report # 14

Dawe, G. and Goosem, M. (2008) Noise Disturbance Along Highways:  Kuranda Range Road Upgrade Project. 

Report # 13

Pohlman, C. and Goosem, M. (2008) The effects of Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry on rainforest vegetation and understorey microclimate adjacent to powerlines, highways and streams in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. 

Report # 12

Nobes, K. and Uthicke, S. (2008) Benthic Foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reef:  A guide to species potentially useful as Water Quality Indicators. 

Report # 11

Emtage, N., Meadows, J. and Herbohn, J. (2008) The management of forests, plantations and remnant vegetation patches for biodiversity conservation:  Principles and recommended tree species for revegetation plantings on the Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland. 

Report # 10

Emtage, N. and Reghenzani, J. (2008) Wet Tropics Sustainable Agriculture Survey Interim Report:  A survey of rural landholders in the Wet Tropics Natural Resource Management region.

Report # 9

Goosem, M., Wilson, R., Weston, N. and Cohen, M. (2008) Highway Overpass Evaluation of Effectiveness:  Kuranda Range Road Upgrade Project.

Report # 8

Coghlan, A. and Prideaux, B. (2008) Reef Tourism First Yearly Report:  November 2006 - October 2007. 

Report # 7

Sutton, S. (2008)  Recreational fishers' perceptions about the costs and benefits of the 2004 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan.

Report # 6

Speare, P. and Stowar, M. (2008) A comparative study between fished and protected inter-reefal shoal habitats and their fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef; Report on ongoing monitoring off Townsville and initial surveys near Cardwell and Cairns.

Report # 5

Marsh, H., Hodgson, A., Lawler, I., Grech, A. and Delean, S. (2008) Condition, status and trends and projected futures of the dugong in the Northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait; including identification and evaluation of the key threats and evaluation of available management options to improve its status.

Report # 4

Garrard, S., Heimann, K. and Blair, D. (2008) Assessment of the Threat of Toxic Microalgal Species to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (Literature Review).

Report # 3

Fabricius, K., Uthicke, S., Cooper, T., Humphrey, C., De'ath, G. and Mellors, J. (2007) Candidate Bioindicator Measures to Monitor Exposure to Changing Water Quality on the Great Barrier Reef.

Report # 2

Sweatman, H., Thompson, A., Delean, S., Davidson, J. and Neale, S. (2007) Status of Near-Shore Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef 2004.

Report # 1