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Please note, unpublished technical and research reports are also available for download here.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 64

Devlin, M. and Lewis, S. (2011) Advancing our understanding of the source, transport and impacts of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef and in associated ecosystems:  A review of MTSRF Research Outputs, 2006-2010 (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 63

Waterhouse, J. and Devlin, M. (2011) Managing water quality on the Great Barrier Reef:  An overview of MTSRF research outputs, 2006-2010 (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 62

Suppiah, R., Watterson, I.G., Macadam, I., Collier, M.A. and Bathols, J. (2010) Climate Change Projections for the Tropical Rainforest Region of North Queensland.  Final Report on MTSRF Activities, 2006-2010.

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Report 61

Johnson, J. and Martin, K. (2011) Managing for resilience of the Great Barrier Reef: Socio-economic influences (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 60

Johnson, J. and Martin, K. (2011) Water quality and climate change: Managing for resilience (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 59

Carmody, J. (2011) Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Tour Guide Handbook.

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Report 58

Gorsuch, H., Souter, D. and Long, S. (2011) Marine species of conservation concern in the Great Barrier Reef region (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 57

Pearson, R. G., Arthington, A. H. and Godfrey, P. C. (2010) Ecosystem Health of Wetlands of the Great Barrier Reef Catchment:  Tully-Murray Floodplain Case Study.

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Report 56

Waterhouse, J. and Brodie, J. E. (2011) Identification of priority pollutants and priority areas in the Great Barrier Reef catchments (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 55

Carmody, J. and Prideaux, B. (2011) Sustainable Nature Based Tourism:  Planning and Management.  Reports on visitation and use at selected Wet Tropics tourism sites, 2009/2010 (Set of 10 site reports)

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Report 54

Johnson, J. E., Brando, V. E., Devlin, M. J., McKenzie, L., Morris, S., Schaffelke, B., Thompson, A., Waterhouse, J. and Waycott, M. (2011) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program:  2009/2010 Synthesis Report.

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Report 53

Part I: Wallace, J., Hawdon, A., Keen, R., Karim, F., Stewart, L. and Kemei, J. (2010) Wetlands and floodplains:  connectivity and hydro-ecological function. Part I - The role of overbank floods in transporting sediments and nutrients to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.

Part II: Karim, F., Wallace, J., Kinsey-Henderson, A., Hawdon, A., Keen, R., Arthington, A. H., Godfrey, P. and Pearson, R. G. (2010) Wetlands and floodplains:  connectivity and hydro-ecological function.  Part II - Quantification of overbank and channelised wetland connectivity in the Tully-Murray floodplain.

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Report 52

Devlin, M. and Waterhouse, J. et al. (2010) Improved understanding of biophysical and socio-economic connections between catchment and reef ecosystems:  Wet and Dry Tropics case studies (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 51

Waterhouse, J. et al. (2010) Optimising water quality and impact monitoring, evaluation and reporting programs (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 50

Waterhouse, J. (2010) Thresholds of major pollutants with regard to impacts on instream and marine ecosystems (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 49

Long, S. (2010) Traditional Knowledge is Facilitating Climate Change Adaptation in Torres Strait (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 48

Duce, S. J., Parnell, K. E., Smithers, S. G. and McNamara, K. E. (2010) A Synthesis of Climate Change and Coastal Science to Support Adaptation in the Communities of the Torres Strait (MTSRF Synthesis Report)

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Report 47

Ross, H., Cuthill, M., Maclean, K., Jansen, D. and Witt, B. (2010) Understanding, Enhancing and Managing for Social Resilience at the Regional Scale:  A North Queensland Natural Resource Management Casy Study

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Report 46

Kanowski, J., Catterall, C. P., Freebody, K., Freeman, A. N. D. and Harrison, D. A. (2010) Monitoring Revegetation Projects in Rainforest Landscapes. Toolkit Version 3.

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Report 45

Johnson, J., Waterhouse, J., Maynard, J. and Morris, S. (Writing team) (2010) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program:  2008/2009 Synthesis Report.

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Report 44

Emtage, N. and Shrestha, K. (2010) Landholders' perceptions of the Australian Government's Reef Rescue Program in the Wet Tropics region of North Queensland.

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Report 43

Part A:  Emtage, N., Smith, C. and Herbohn, J. (2010) Modelling factors affecting landholders' adoption of recommended natural resource management practices in the Wet Tropics region.

Part B:  Maczkowiack, B. (2010) Development of Bayesian Belief Network models linking the characteristics and circumstances of North Queensland landholders to their adoption of recommended land management practices.

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Report 42

Part A:  Goosem, M., Harding, E. K., Chester, G., Tucker, N., Harriss, C. and Oakley, K. (2010) Roads in Rainforest:  Best Practice Guidelines for Planning, Design and Management

Part B:  Goosem, M., Harding, E. K., Chester, G., Tucker, N., Harriss, C. and Cowan, J. (2010) Roads in Rainforest:  Science Behind the Guidelines

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Report 41

Prange, J., Johnson, J. and Morris, S. (Writing team) (2009) Reef Water Quality Protection Plan Marine Monitoring Program:  2007/2008 Summary Report.

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Report 40

Nilsson, J. A., Sutton, S. G. and Tobin, R. C. (2010) A Community Survey of Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Report 36

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Report 28

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Report 23

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

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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.

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Report 21

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

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Report 20

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

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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.

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Report 18

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

Note, the Monitoring Toolkit has been revised.  Version 3 of the toolkit is now available for download along with accompanying Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Proformas for data collection and analysis.  See Monitoring Revegetation Projects in Rainforest Landscapes, Toolkit Version 3 (MTSRF Research Report # 46).

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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.

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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.

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Report 15

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

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Report 14

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

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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Report 9

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

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Report 8

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

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Report 7

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Report 1