NESP TWQ Hub Publications
Project 1.1 - Establishing the future NESP CoTS research framework including an ecologically-based approach to the management of CoTS at multiple scales
Dr David Westcott, CSIRO
Westcott, D.A., Fletcher, C.S, Babcock, R. and Plaganyi-Lloyd, E. (2016) A Strategy to Link Research and Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on the Great Barrier Reef: An Integrated Pest Management Approach. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (80pp.).
Project 1.2 - Developing an approach to evaluate the effectiveness of investments in riparian management in the GBR catchments
Dr Rebecca Bartley, CSIRO
Bartley, R., Philip, S., Henderson, A.E. and Tindall, D. (2016) Investing in riparian zone management to reduce erosion from stream channels: how do we evaluate success? Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (54pp.).
Bartley, R., Goodwin, N., Henderson, A.E., Hawdon, A., Tindall, D., Wilkinson, S.N. and Baker, B. (2016) A comparison of tools for monitoring and evaluating channel change. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (29pp.).
Project 1.3 - A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon
Dr Stephen Lewis, JCU
Lewis, S.E., Lough, J.M., Cantin, N., Matson, E. Kinsley, L. and Brodie, J.E. (2016) An examination of the ability of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (20pp.).
Project 1.5 - Legacy of the Lower Burdekin Water Quality Tender
Prof Romy Greiner, JCU
Greiner, R. (2015) Ex-post evaluation of an environmental auction: Legacy of the 2008 Lower Burdekin Water Quality Tender. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (46pp.).
Project 1.6 - Multiple and cumulative impacts on the GBR: assessment of current status and development of improved approaches for management
Dr Sven Uthicke, AIMS
Uthicke, S., Fabricius, K., De’ath, G., Negri, A., Warne, M., Smith, R., Noonan, S., Johansson, C., Gorsuch, H. and Anthony, K. (2016) Multiple and cumulative impacts on the GBR: assessment of current status and development of improved approaches for management: Final Report Project 1.6. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (144pp.).
Project 1.7 - Reducing sediment sources to the Reef: testing the effectiveness of managing alluvial gully erosion
Dr Andrew Brooks, GU
Brooks, A., Spencer, J., Curwen, G, Shellberg, J., Garzon-Garcia, A, Burton, J. and Iwashita, F. (2016) Reducing sediment sources to the Reef: Managing alluvial gully erosion. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (375pp.).
Project 1.8 - Sub-catchment scale monitoring, modelling and extension design to support reef water quality improvement
Dr Aaron Davis, JCU
Davis, A.M. and Waterhouse, J. (2016) Sub-catchment scale monitoring, modelling and extension design to support reef water quality improvement in sugarcane catchments: NESP Project 1.8. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (117pp.).
Project 1.9 - The establishment of a future NESP dredging research investment framework
Dr Britta Schaffelke, AIMS
Schaffelke, B., Brinkman, R., Dobbs, K., Jones, R., Kane, K., Negri, A. and Rasheed, M. (2016) The establishment of a future NESP dredging research investment framework: NESP TWQ Hub Project 1.9. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (22pp.).
Project 1.10 - Identification, impacts, and prioritization of emerging contaminants present in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait marine environments
Dr Frederieke Kroon, AIMS
Kroon, F.J., Berry, K.L.E., Brinkman, D.L., Davis, A., King, O., Kookana, R., Lewis, S., Leusch, F., Makarynskyy, O., Melvin, S., Müller, J., Neale, P., Negri, A., O’Brien, D., Puotinen, M., Smith, R., Tsang, J., van de Merwe, J., Warne, M. and Williams, M. (2015) Identification, impacts, and prioritisation of emerging contaminants present in the GBR and Torres Strait marine environments. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (138pp.).
Project 2.1 - Assessing the cumulative impacts of climatic disturbances on inshore GBR coral reefs, identifying key refuges and testing the viability of manipulative reef restoration
Prof Geoff Jones, JCU
Williamson, D.H., Ceccarelli, D.M., Rossetti, G., Russ, G. R. and Jones, G. P. (2016) Assessing the cumulative impacts of climatic disturbances on coral reefs in the Keppel Islands, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (65pp.).
Project 2.2 - A tradable permit scheme for cost effective reduction of nitrogen runoff in the sugarcane catchments of the Great Barrier Reef
Dr Jim Smart, GU
Smart, J.B., Hasan, S., Volders, A., Curwen, G., Fleming, C. and Burford, M. (2016) A tradable permit scheme for cost-effective reduction of nitrogen runoff in the sugarcane catchments of the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (75pp.).
Project 3.1 - Seagrass mapping synthesis – A resource for marine park and coastal management
Dr Rob Coles, JCU
Carter, A.B., McKenna, S.A., Rasheed, M.A., McKenzie L. and Coles R.G. (2016) Seagrass mapping synthesis: A resource for coastal management in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (22pp.).
Project 3.2 - Improving historical estimates of abundance and distribution of dugongs and large green turtles in western and central Torres Strait
Prof Helene Marsh, JCU
Cleguer, C., Preston, S., Hagihara, R., Shimada, T., Udyawer, V., Hamann, M., Simpson, S., Loban, F., Bowie, G., Fujii, R. and Marsh, H. (2016) Working with the community to understand use of space by dugongs and green turtles in Torres Strait: A project in collaboration with the Mura Badulgal Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (62pp.).
Hagihara, R., Cleguer, C., Preston, S., Sobtzick, S., Hamann, M., Shimada, T. and Marsh, H. (2016) Improving the estimates of abundance of dugongs and large immature and adult-sized green turtles in Western and Central Torres Strait. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (53pp.).
Project 3.3 - Light thresholds for seagrasses of the GBR: a synthesis and guiding document for managing seagrass
Dr Catherine Collier, JCU
Collier, C.J., Chartrand, K., Honchin, C., Fletcher, A. and Rasheed, M. (2016) Light thresholds for seagrasses of the GBR: a synthesis and guiding document. Including knowledge gaps and future priorities. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (41pp.).
Project 3.4 - Developing and refining biological indicators for seagrass condition assessments in an integrated monitoring program
Dr Catherine Collier, JCU
Collier, C.J., Langlois, L. Zemoi, R.,Martin, K. and McKenzie, L. (2016) Developing and refining biological indicators for condition assessments in an integrated monitoring program. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (31pp.).
Project 3.5 - Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass resources in the northern Torres Strait
Dr Michael Rasheed, JCU
Carter, A.B. and Rasheed, M.A. (2016) Assessment of Key Dugong and Turtle Seagrass Resources in North-west Torres Strait. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme and Torres Strait Regional Authority. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (41pp.).
Project 3.6 - Establishing a research framework for future NESP investment into better understanding of the presence of Box-Jellyfishes (Irukandji) and risks in the Great Barrier Reef
Prof Mike Kingsford, JCU
Kingsford, M.J., Pitt, K., Llewellyn, L., O’Callaghan, M.D., Seymour, J. and Richardson, A. (2016) Project 3.6: Establishing a research framework for future NESP investment into better understanding of the presence of box-jellyfishes (Irukandji) and risks in the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (42pp.).
Project 3.7 - Monitoring the effects of zoning on coral reefs and their associated fish communities in the GBR Marine Park
Dr Hugh Sweatman, AIMS
Sweatman, H., Cheal, A., Emslie, M., Johns, K., Jonker M., Miller, I. and Osborne, K. (2015) Effects of marine park zoning on coral reefs of the Capricorn-Bunker Group – Report on surveys in October 2015. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (15pp.).
Project 3.8 - Towards an integrated monitoring program: identifying indicators and existing monitoring programs to cost-effectively evaluate the Long Term Sustainability Plan
Dr Prue Addison, AIMS
Addison, P., Walshe, T., Sweatman, H., Jonker, M., MacNeil, A., Thompson, A. and Logan, M. (2015) Towards an integrated monitoring program: Identifying indicators and existing monitoring programs to effectively evaluate the Long Term Sustainability Plan. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (118pp.).
Project 3.9 - Indigenous capacity building and increased participation in management of Queensland sea country
Melissa George, AIMS & Ro Hill CSIRO
Dale, A., George, M., Hill, R. and Fraser, D. (2016) Traditional Owners and Sea Country in the Southern Great Barrier Reef – Which Way Forward? Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (50pp.).
Project 3.10 - Benchmarking costs of NRM improvements for the GBR
Prof John Rolfe, CQU
Rolfe, J. and Windle, J. (2016) Benchmarking costs of improving agricultural water management in GBR catchments. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (52pp.).
Project 3.11 - Monitoring and adaptively reducing system-wide governance risks facing the GBR
Prof Allan Dale, JCU
Dale, A.P., Vella, K., Pressey, R.L., Brodie, J., Gooch, M., Potts, R. and Eberhard, R. (2016) Monitoring and adaptively reducing system-wide governance risks facing the GBR: Final report. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (20pp.).
Project 3.12 - Development of an offset financial contribution calculator for Reef Trust
Assoc Prof Martine Maron, UQ
Maron, M., Walsh, M., Shumway, N. and Brodie, J. (2016) Reef Trust Offsets Calculator: A prototype calculation approach for determining financial liability for marine biodiversity offsets voluntarily delivered through the Australian Government Department of the Environment (Reef Trust). Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (74pp.).
Project 3.13 - eAtlas 2015 – NESP data management, Torres Strait NRM plan delivery platform and Torres Strait reef mapping
Dr Eric Lawrey, AIMS
Lawrey, E.P. and Stewart, M. (2016) Mapping the Torres Strait Reef and Island Features: Extending the GBR Features (GBRMPA) dataset. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (103pp.).
Lafond, G. and Lawrey, E. (2016) Highlights of the National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems (NERP TE) Hub datasets: eAtlas Metadata Catalogue 2011-2014. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (47pp.).
Project 2.1.1 - Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Dr David Westcott, CSIRO
Sweatman, H. and Cappo, M. (2018) Do no-take zones reduce the likelihood of outbreaks of the Crown-of-thorns starfish? Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (38pp.).
M.R. Hall, C.A. Motti and F. Kroon (2017) The potential role of the giant triton snail, Charonia tritonis (Gastropoda: Ranellidae) in mitigating population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish. Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (58pp.).
Fletcher, C.S. and Westcott, D.A. (2016) Strategies for Surveillance and Control: Using Crown-of-Thorns Starfish management program data to optimally distribute management resources between surveillance and control. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (22pp.).
Project 2.1.2 - Scoping options for low-lying, marginal cane land to reduce DIN in priority wet tropics catchments
Dr Nathan Waltham, JCU
Waltham, N.J., Wegscheidl, C.J., Smart, J.C.R., Volders, A., Hasan, S. and Waterhouse, J. (2017) Scoping land conversion options for high DIN risk, low-lying sugarcane, to alternative use for water quality improvement in Wet Tropics catchments. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (142pp.).
Project 2.1.3 - Harnessing the science of social marketing and behaviour change for improved water quality in the GBR: an action research project
Prof Lynne Eagle, JCU
Hay, R., & Eagle, L., (2019) Findings from a longitudinal study of farmer decision influencers for Best Management Practices, Queensland, Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (209pp.).
Hay, R. and Eagle, L. (2018) Land Managers Decision Making about Water Quality: Views from Extension Officers of the Wet Tropics, Queensland, Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (47pp.).
Farr, M., Eagle, L. and Hay, R. (2018) Key Determinants of pro-environmental behaviour of land managers in the agricultural sector: Literature Review. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (89pp.).
Farr, M., Eagle, L. and Hay, R. (2017) Questionnaire Design, Sampling Strategy and Preliminary Findings: A Comparison of the Burdekin and Wet Tropics regions. NESP Project 2.1.3 Interim report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (70pp.).
Farr, M., Eagle, L. Hay, R. and Churchill, M. (2017) Questionnaire Design, Sampling Strategy and Preliminary Findings: The Wet Tropics region. NESP Project 2.1.3 Interim report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (100pp.).
Farr, M., Eagle, L. Hay, R. and Churchill, M. (2017) Questionnaire Design, Sampling Strategy and Preliminary Findings: The Burdekin region. NESP Project 2.1.3 Interim report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (124pp.).
Hay, R. and Eagle, L. (2016) Harnessing the science of social marketing and behaviour change for improved water quality in the Great Barrier Reef: A documentary analysis of Reef Trust Tender (Burdekin) and Reef Programme. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (95pp.).
Eagle, L., Hay, R. and Farr, M. (2016) Harnessing the science of social marketing and behaviour change for improved water quality in the GBR: Background review of literature. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (98pp.).
Project 2.1.4 - Demonstration and evaluation of gully remediation on downstream water quality and agricultural production in GBR rangelands
Dr Rebecca Bartley, CSIRO
Bartley, R., Wilkinson, S., Henderson, A. and Hawdon, A. (2018) Cost effectiveness of gully remediation in the Burdekin catchment: preliminary insights based on measured data from NESP monitoring sites and progress with new Lidar methodologies. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (28pp.).
Bartley, R., Hawdon, A., Henderson, A., Wilkinson, S., Goodwin, N., Abbott, B., Baker, B., Matthews, M., Boadle, D. and Jarihani, B. (2018) Quantifying the effectiveness of gully remediation on off-site water quality: preliminary results from demonstration sites in the Burdekin catchment (second wet season). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (75pp.).
Bartley, R., Hawdon, A., Henderson, A., Wilkinson, S., Goodwin, N., Abbott, B., Baker, B., Matthews, M., Boadle, D., Telfer, D., Smith, B., Jarihani, B. and Burkin, G. (2017) Quantifying the effectiveness of gully remediation on offsite water quality: preliminary results from demonstration sites in the Burdekin catchment. Project 2.1.4. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (76pp.).
Project 2.1.5 - What’s really damaging the Reef? Tracing the origin and fate of the environmentally detrimental sediment
Dr Stepehn Lewis, JCU
Lewis, S., Bainbridge, Z. Stevens, T. Garzon-Garcia, A. Chen, C. Burton, J. Bahadori, M. Rezaei Rashti, M. Gorman, J. Smithers, S. Olley, J. Moody, P. and Dehayr, R. (2018) Sediment tracing from the catchment to reef 2016 to 2018: Flood plume, marine sediment trap and logger data time series. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (94pp.).
Project 2.1.6 - From exposure to risk: novel experimental approaches to analyse cumulative impacts and determine thresholds in the GBRWHA
Dr Sven Uthicke, AIMS
Negri, A.P., Smith, R., King, O., Frangos, J. Uthicke, S. (2019) Applying climate adjustments to tropical water quality guidelines: a multisubstance-potentially affected fraction (ms-PAF) approach. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (32pp.).
Project 2.1.7 - Engaging with farmers and demonstrating water quality outcomes to create confidence in on-farm decision-making (also known as Project 25)
Dr Aaron Davis, JCU
Davis, A.M. (2019) Engaging with farmers and demonstrating water quality outcomes to create confidence in on-farm decision-making (“Project 25”). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (37pp.).
Project 2.1.8 - Improved Water Quality Outcomes from On-Farm Nitrogen Management
Prof Mike Bell, UQ
Bell, M.J., Moody, P.W., Webster, A.J., Skcoaj, D., Masters, B. and Dowie, J. (2019) Improved Water Quality Outcomes from On-Farm Nitrogen Management. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (50pp.).
Project 2.1.9 - Risk assessing dredging activities
Dr Ross Jones, AIMS
Jones, R., Fisher, R., Francis, D., Klonowski, W., Luter, H., Negri, A., Pineda, MC., Ricardo, G., Slivkoff, M. and Whinney, J. (2020). Risk Assessing Dredging Activities in Shallow-Water Mesophotic Reefs. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (78pp.).
Project 2.1.10 - The application and adaption of mine site rehabilitation approaches to alluvial gully rehabilitation in the Bowen Catchment
Dr Andrew Brooks, GU
Brooks, A., Pietsch, T., Thwaites, R., Loch, R., Pringle, H., Eccles, S., Baumgartl, T., Biala, J., Spencer, J., Zund, P., Spedding, T., Heap, A., Burrows, D., Andrewartha, R., Freeman, A., Lacey, S., Higham, W. and Goddard, M., (2016) Communique: Alluvial Gully Systems Erosion Control & Rehabilitation Workshop, Collinsville 8-10 August 2016. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (23pp.).
Project 2.2.1 - Identifying the water quality and ecosystem health threats to the high diversity Torres Strait and Far Northern GBR from runoff from the Fly River
Jane Waterhouse, JCU
Waterhouse, J., Petus, C., Brodie, J., Bainbridge, S., Wolanski, E., Dafforn, K.A., Birrer, S.C., Lough, J., Tracey, D., Johnson, J.E., Chariton, A.C., Johnston, E.L., Li, Y., Martins, F. and O’Brien, D. (2018) Identifying water quality and ecosystem health threats to the Torres Strait and Far Northern GBR from runoff of the Fly River. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (162pp.).
Waterhouse, J., Apte, S.C., Brodie, J., Hunter, C., Petus, C., Bainbridge, S., Wolanski, E., Dafforn, K.A., Lough, J., Tracey, D., Johnson, J.E., Angel, B.M., Jarolimek, C.V., Chariton, A.A., Murphy, N. (2019). Identifying water quality and ecosystem health threats to the Torres Strait from runoff arising from mine-derived pollution of the Fly River: Synthesis Report for NESP TWQ Hub Project 2.2.1 and NESP TWQ Hub Project 2.2.2. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (19pp.).
Lough, J.M. (2016) Coral Core Records of the North-east Torres Strait. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (24pp.).
Project 2.2.2 - Impacts of mine-derived pollution on Torres Strait environments and communities
Dr Simon Apte, CSIRO
Apte, S.C., Angel, B.M., Hunter, C., Jarolimek, C.V., Chariton, A.A., King J. and Murphy, N. (2019) Impacts of minederived contaminants on Torres Strait environments and communities. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (126pp.).
Waterhouse, J., Apte, S.C., Brodie, J., Hunter, C., Petus, C., Bainbridge, S., Wolanski, E., Dafforn, K.A., Lough, J., Tracey, D., Johnson, J.E., Angel, B.M., Jarolimek, C.V., Chariton, A.A., Murphy, N. (2019). Identifying water quality and ecosystem health threats to the Torres Strait from runoff arising from mine-derived pollution of the Fly River: Synthesis Report for NESP TWQ Hub Project 2.2.1 and NESP TWQ Hub Project 2.2.2. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (19pp.).
Project 2.2.3 - Early warning systems to minimize the risk of box jellyfish stings by empowering stakeholders
Dr Scott Condie, CSIRO
Condie, S.A., Gershwin, L.A., Kingsford, M.J., Pitt, K.A., Richardson, A.J. and Thomas, L. (2018) Early warning systems to minimize the risk of box jellyfish stings by empowering stakeholders. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (44pp.).
Project 2.3.1 - Benthic light as ecologically validated GBR wide indicator for water quality: drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks
Dr Katharina Fabricius, AIMS
Robson, B., Canto, M., Collier, C., di Perna, S., Logan, M., Menendez, P., McKinna, L., Noonan, S. and Fabricius, K. (2019) Benthic light as an ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (40pp.).
Project 2.3.2 - ‘Human sensors’ for monitoring GBR environmental changes and quality of marine waters through harnessing Big Data analysis
Prof Susanne Becken, GU
Becken, S., Reza Alaei, A., Chen, J., Connolly, R. and Stantic, B. (2017) The role of social media in sharing information about the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (39pp.).
Project 2.3.3 - Building Indigenous livelihood and comanagement opportunities in the northern GBR-ecosystem services and conservation governance for water quality
Dr Marcus Barber, CSIRO
Barber, M., Dale, A., Pearse, R., Perry, J., Winer, M., Jaffer, T. and Creek, D. (2017) Community-based evaluation, governance, and strategic planning for Indigenous Ecosystem Services in Eastern Cape York Peninsula. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (93pp.).
Pearse, R. (2018) Drivers and trends in environmental markets: Applications for Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Cairns: Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited. (81pp.).
Barber, M., Dale, M., Pearse, R., Everson, B., Perry, J., Jaffer, T., Winer, M. and Creek, D. (2016) Scoping market-based opportunities for Indigenous provision of water quality services and associated conservation governance in the Northern Great Barrier Reef: Interim Project Report and Discussion Paper. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (51pp.).
Project 2.3.4 - Working with Traditional Owners and local citizens to better manage GBR estuarine wetlands
Dr Norm Duke, JCU
Duke, N.C., Mackenzie, J., Fennessy, R., Cormier, R. and Kovacs, J. (2019) Southern Great Barrier Reef Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program: Developing a Mangrove Management Plan Volume 1. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (76pp.).
Duke, N.C., MacKenzie, J., Fennessy, R., Cormier, R. and Kovacs, J. (2019) Southern Great Barrier Reef Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program: Mangrove Management Plan Volume 2. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (160pp.).
Duke, N.C. and Mackenzie, J. (2016) Southern GBR Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program (S-GBR CHAMP): Progress Report December 2016. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (68pp.).
Duke, N.C. and MacKenzie, J. (2016) Southern GBR Coastal Habitat Archive and Monitoring Program (S-GBR CHAMP): Progress Report June 2016. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (41pp.).
Project 3.1.1 - Implementation of the Crown-of-thorns research strategy: regional strategies
Dr David Westcott, CSIRO
Høj, L., Byrne, M., Kroon, F., Westcott, D. (2020) A Review of Biologically Based Control Technologies for Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: Options for Enhancing the Integrated Pest Management Approach. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (133pp.).
Pratchett, M.S., Caballes, C.F., Messmer, V., Fletcher, C.S., Westcott, D.A. (2020) Movement patterns of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) linked to habitat structure and prey availability. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (40pp.).
Fletcher C. S., Bonin M. C, Westcott D. A. (2020) An ecologically-based operational strategy for COTS Control: Integrated decision making from the site to the regional scale. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (65pp.).
Beaman, R.J. (2018) Assessment of deep-water habitat for crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) in the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (45pp.).
Project 3.1.2 - Improving water quality for the Great Barrier Reef and wetlands by better managing irrigation in the sugarcane farming system
Assoc Prof Yvette Everingham, JCU & Steve Attard, AgriTech Solutions
Wang, E., Attard,S., Wang, E., Philippa, B., Xiang, W. and Everingham Y. (2020) Improving water quality for the Great Barrier Reef and wetlands by better managing irrigation in the sugarcane farming system: Second Level Report Heading. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (39pp.).
Project 3.1.3 - Harnessing the science of social marketing in communication materials development and behaviour change for improved water quality in the GBR: a desktop review (Project 2.1.3 – Stage 2)
Prof Lynne Eagle, JCU
Hay, R., Eagle, L. and Chan, J. (2018) Harnessing the science of social marketing and behaviour change for improved water quality in the Great Barrier Reef: Final report best practice guide for development and modification of program communication material. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (69pp.).
Project 3.1.4 - Optimizing the management of riparian zones to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef
Dr Keryn Paul, CSIRO
Paul, K.I., Bartley, R., Larmour, J.S., Davies, M.J., Crawford, D., Westley, S., Dryden, B. and James, C.S. (2018) Optimising the management of riparian zones to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (79pp.).
Project 3.1.5 - Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments
Dr Andrew Negri, AIMS
Negri, A.P., Templeman, S., Flores, F., van Dam, J., Thomas, M., McKenzie, M., Stapp, L., Kaserzon, S., Mann, R.M., Smith, R., Warne, M.St.J. and Mueller, J. (2020) Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments. Final report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (125pp.).
Project 3.1.6 - Exploring trading in water quality credits as a cost-effective approach for managing water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
Dr Jim Smart, GU
Smart, J.C.R., Hasan, S., Curwen, G., McMahon, J.M., Volders, A., Saint Ange, C., Fleming, C.M., Buckwell, A., Burford, M., Tan, P-L., Garzon-Garcia, A., Burton, J.M., Dew, P. and Edeson, G. (2020) Exploring trading in water quality credits as a cost-effective approach for managing water quality in the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (245pp.).
Buckwell, A, Ribbeck, M, Dyke, J. and Smart, J. C. R. (2020) Revealing innovation discourses in the sugar cane sector: Using Q methodology to reveal dominant discourses around innovation and innovative incentive approaches in the sugar cane sector in the Wet Tropics Region of Queensland. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (50pp.).
Project 3.1.7 - Reducing sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef: developing optimal approaches for treating alluvial gully erosion
Assoc Prof Andrew Brooks, GU
Brooks, A.P., Spencer, J., Doriean, N.J.C., Thwaites, R., Garzon-Garcia, A., Hasan, S., Daley, J., Burton, J, Zund, P. (2021) The Effectiveness of Alluvial Gully Remediation in Great Barrier Reef Catchments. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (199pp.).
Project 3.1.8 - Innovative economic levers: a system for underwriting risk of practice change in cane-farming
Dr Peter Thorburn, CSIRO
Thorburn, P.J., Biggs, J.S., McMillan, L., Webster, A.J., Palmer, J. and Everingham, Y.L. (2020). Innovative economic levers: a system for underwriting risk of practice change in cane-farming. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (67pp.).
Project 3.2.1 - Deriving ecologically relevant load targets to meet desired ecosystem condition for the Great Barrier Reef: a case study for seagrass meadows in the Burdekin region
Dr Catherine Collier, JCU
Carter, A.B., Collier, C., Rasheed, M.A., McKenzie, L. and Udy, J. (2018) A framework for defining seagrass habitat for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (42pp.).
Project 3.2.2 - The IMS 2050 Human Dimensions Project: cost-effective Indicators and metrics for key GBRWHA human dimensions
Prof Allan Dale, JCU
Gooch, M., Dale, A., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: A Burdekin Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (58pp.).
Gooch, M., Dale, A., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: A Burnett-Mary Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (50pp.).
Final Report - Eastern Cape York
Gooch, M., Dale, A., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: An Eastern Cape York Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (47pp.).
Gooch, M., Dale, A.P., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: A Fitzroy Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (61pp.).
Final Report - Mackay Whitsunday
Gooch, M., Dale, A., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: A Mackay-Whitsunday Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (52pp.).
Gooch, M., Dale, A., Marshall, N. and Vella, K. (2018) Assessing the human dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef: A Wet Tropics Region focus. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (61pp.).
Gooch, M., Marshall, N., Dale, A. and Vella, K. (2018) NESP Project 3.2.2 Final Report: Trialling an Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Human Dimensions of the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (97pp.).
Project 3.2.3 - Monitoring aesthetic value of the Great Barrier Reef by using artificial intelligence to score photos and videos
Prof Susanne Becken, GU
Becken, S., Connolly, R., Bela Stantic, B., Scott, N., Mandal, R. and Le, D. (2017) Monitoring aesthetic value of the Great Barrier Reef by using innovative technologies and artificial intelligence. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (48pp.).
Project 3.2.4 - Defining, assessing and monitoring Great Barrier Reef aesthetics
Dr Nadine Marshall, CSIRO
Marshall, N.A., Marshall, P.A. and Smith, A.K. (2017) Managing for Aesthetic Values in the Great Barrier Reef: Identifying indicators and linking Reef Aesthetics with Reef Health. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (102pp.).
Project 3.2.5 - Testing and implementation of the water quality metric for the 2017 and 2018 reef report cards
Dr Britta Schaffelke, AIMS
Robillot, C., Logan, M., Baird, M., Waterhouse J., Martin, K. and Schaffelke, B. (2018) Testing and implementation of an improved water quality index for the 2016 and 2017 Great Barrier Reef Report Cards – Detailed technical report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (150pp.).
Robillot, C., Logan, M., Baird, M., Waterhouse J., Martin, K. and Schaffelke, B. (2018) Testing and implementation of an improved water quality index for the 2016 and 2017 Great Barrier Reef Report Cards: Summary Report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (65pp.).
Project 3.3.2 - Science evaluation of coastal wetland systems repair projects across GBR catchments
Dr Nathan Waltham, JCU
Waltham, N. J., Adame, M. F., Karim, F., Abbott, B., Wallace, J. (2020) Bund wall removal increases saltwater intrusion and controls invasive aquatic weeds on a coastal flood plain.Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (83pp.).
Wallace, J., Adame, M.F., Waltham N.J. (2020) A treatment wetland near Babinda, north Queensland: a case study of potential water quality benefits in an agricultural tropical catchment. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (60pp.).
Waltham, N.J., Buelow, C.A., and Iles, J.A. (2020) Evaluating wetland restoration success: feral pig exclusion fencing in the Round Hill Reserve. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (96pp.).
Project 3.3.3 - Defining the values of the ecological systems that influence the GBR and lie outside the marine park and world heritage area boundaries
Johanna Johnson, JCU
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Marshall, P.A., Day, J., Marshall, N., Steinberg, C.R., Benthuysen, J.A., Sun, C., Brodie, J., Marsh, H., Hamann, M. and Simpfendorfer, C. (2018) Characterising the values and connectivity of the northeast Australia seascape: Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait, Coral Sea and Great Sandy Strait. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (81pp.).
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Marshall, P.A., Day, J., Marshall, N., Steinberg, C.R., Benthuysen, J.A., Sun, C., Brodie, J., Marsh, H., Hamann and M., Simpfendorfer, C. (2018) Supplementary Synthesis Report: Connectivity and inter-dependencies of values in the northeast Australia seascape. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (67pp.).
Johnson, J.E., Welch, D.J., Marshall, P.A., Day, J., Marshall, N., Steinberg, C.R., Benthuysen, J.A., Sun, C., Brodie, J., Marsh, H., Hamann and M., Simpfendorfer, C. (2018) Characterising the values and connectivity of the northeast Australia seascape: Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait, Coral Sea and Great Sandy Strait. Summary for Decision-Makers. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (8pp.).
Project 4.1 - Crown-of-thorns starfish: surveillance and life history
Dr David Westcott, CSIRO
Gladish, D.W., Condie, S., Fletcher C.S., Westcott, D.A. (2021) Coral Bleaching and Mortality on The Great Barrier Reef: A Data Driven Modelling Approach. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (49pp.).
Westcott, D.A., Fletcher, C.S., Gladish, D., Babcock, R. (2021) Monitoring and Surveillance for the Expanded Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Management Program. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (49pp.).
Pratchett, M. S., Wilmes, J. C., Caballes, C. F. (2020) Inter-reef variation in the demography of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) relative to marine reserves. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (30pp.).
Gladish, D. W., Fletcher, C. S., Condie, S., Westcott, D. A.(2020) Environmental Factors Influencing the Distribution of Crown of Thorns Starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (39pp.).
Westcott, D. and Fletcher, C. (2018) How Effective Are Management Responses In Controlling Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and their Impacts On The Great Barrier Reef? Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (20pp.).
Project 4.3 - Best practice coral restoration for the Great Barrier Reef
Dr Ian McLeod, JCU
McLeod, I.M. et al. (2020) Best practice coral restoration for the Great Barrier Reef: Synthesis of results. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (36pp.).
Hein, M., Newlands, M., Elms, A., Vella, K., McLeod, I. M. (2020) Why do Great Barrier Reef tourism operators engage in coral restoration? An exploration of motivations, opportunities, and challenges. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (24pp.).
Boström-Einarsson, L., Ceccarelli, D., Babcock, R.C., Bayraktarov, E., Cook, N., Harrison, P., Hein, M., Shaver, E., Smith, A., Stewart-Sinclair, P.J., Vardi, T., McLeod, I.M. (2018) Coral restoration in a changing world – A global synthesis of methods and techniques. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Ltd, Cairns (63pp.).
Cook, N., Smith, A., McLeod, I., Boström-Einarsson, L., Christie, S. and McKenna, G. (2018) Fitzroy Island Coral Nursery: Installation and Baseline Report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (26pp.).
Project 4.4 - The traits of corals that survived recent bleaching events
Dr Kate Quigley, AIMS
Quigley, K., Ramsby, B., Laffy, P., Mocellin V., Harris J., and Bay. L.K. (2021). The genetic traits of corals that survived recent bleaching events. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (98pp.).
Project 4.5 - Optimizing the management of riparian zones to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef
Prof Peter Mumby, UQ
Mason, R. A. B., de la Motte, K., Bozec, Y.-M., Adams, M. P., Mumby, P. J. (2020) Resilience-Based Management Tools for the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (73pp.).
Mason, R.A.B., Hock, K. and Mumby, P.J. (2018) Identification of Important Source Reefs for Great Barrier Reef Recovery following the 2016-17 Thermal Stress Events. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (11pp.).
Project 4.6 - Recommendations for maintaining functioning of the Great Barrier Reef
Prof Peter Mumby, UQ
Wolfe, K. et al. (2019) Recommendations to maintain functioning of the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (330pp.).
Project 4.7 - Indigenous coral reef tourism
Assoc Prof Henrietta Marrie, CQU
Galloway McLean, K., Marrie A. and Marrie, H. (2020) Great Barrier Reef Tourism: Translating Policy Into Practice. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (152pp.).
Project 4.9 - Gully characterisation framework to underpin GBR catchment water quality management
Assoc Prof Andrew Brooks, GU
Brooks, A. P., Thwaites, R.N., Spencer, J., Pietsch, T. and J. Daley (2019). A Gully Classification Scheme to Underpin Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Management: 1st Edition. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (123pp.).
Project 4.11 - Sources, transformations and fate of dissolved organic carbon – implications for the GBR
Prof Michele Burford, GU
Burrows, R.M., Lewis, S.E., Garzon-Garcia, A., Burton, J., Brodie, J.E., Mehrtens, J., Erbacher, J., Gale, K., Burford, M.A. (2018) Sources, transformations and fate of particulate and dissolved organic carbon: Implications for the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (88pp.).
Project 5.1 - Matching the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Integrated Pest Management to the scale of the new Control Program
Dr David Westcott, CSIRO
Jarvis, D., Curnock, M., Villora, S. (2020) Social and Economic Outcomes of the COTS Control Youth Training Program. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (45pp.).
Fletcher C.S., Castro-Sanguino C., Condie S., Bozec Y.-M., Hock K., Gladish, D.W., Mumby P.J., Westcott, D.A. (2021) Regional-scale modelling capability for assessing crown-of-thorns starfish control strategies on the Great Barrier Reef. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (59pp.).
Fletcher, C.S., Westcott, D.A. (2021) The COTS Control Centre: Supporting ecologically-informed decision making when and where the decisions need to be made. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (189pp.).
Jarvis, D., Curnock, M. & Villora, S. (2020) Social and Economic Outcomes of the COTS Control Youth Training Program. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (45pp.).
Project 5.2 - From exposure to risk: Novel experimental approaches to analyse cumulative impacts and determine thresholds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA)
Dr Sven Uthicke, AIMS
Uthicke, S, Castro-Sanguino, C, Ferrari, R, Fabricius, K, Lawrey, E, Flores, F, Patel, F, Brunner, C, and Negri, A. (2020) From Exposure to Risk: Novel Experimental Approaches to Analyse Cumulative Impacts and Determine Thresholds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (128pp.).
Negri, A.P., Smith, R., King, O., Frangos, J. Uthicke, S. (2019) Applying climate adjustments to tropical water quality guidelines: a multisubstance-potentially affected fraction (ms-PAF) approach. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (32pp.).
Project 5.3 - Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality: Drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks
Dr Barbara Robson, AIMS
Robson, B.J., Canto, M.M., McKinna, L.I., Logan, M., Lewis, S. and Fabricius, K.E. (2021) Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality: Drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (110pp.).
Project 5.4 - Deriving ecologically relevant targets to meet desired ecosystem condition for the Great Barrier Reef: A case study for seagrass meadows in the Burdekin region
Dr Catherine Collier, JCU
Carter, A. Coles, R., Rasheed, M. and Collier, C. (2021) Seagrass communities of the Great Barrier Reef and their desired state: Applications for spatial planning and management. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (80pp.).
Project 5.5 - Measuring aesthetic and experience values using Big Data approaches
Prof Susanne Becken, GU
Stantic, B. and Mandal, R. (2020) Aesthetic Assessment of the Great Barrier Reef using Deep Learning. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (30pp.).
Le, D., Becken, S., & Whitford, M. (2020) A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Great Barrier Reef Aesthetic Values. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (53pp.).
Stantic, B., Mandal, R., Chen, E. (2020) Target Sentiment and Target Analysis. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (25pp.).
Project 5.6 - Designing the Aesthetics Long Term Monitoring Program (ALTMP)
Dr Matt Curnock, CSIRO
Curnock, M., Pert, P., Smith, A., Molinaro, G. and Cook, N. (2020) Designing an Aesthetics Long-Term Monitoring Program (ALTMP) for the Great Barrier Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (82pp.).
Project 5.7 - Assessment and communication of the spatial variability in bleaching severity throughout the Great Barrier Reef following back-to-back bleaching events in 2016 & 2017
Neal Cantin, AIMS
Cantin, N. E., Klein-Salas, E., Frade, P. (2021) Spatial variability in coral bleaching severity and mortality during the 2016 and 2017 Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching events. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (64pp.).
Project 5.9 - Gully Remediation Effectiveness
Dr Rebecca Bartley, CSIRO
Bartley, R., Hawdon, A., Henderson, A., Abbott, B., Wilkinson, S., Goodwin, N. and Ahwang, K. (2020) Quantifying the effectiveness of gully rehabilitation on water quality: results from demonstration sites in the Burdekin catchment.Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (146pp).
Bartley, R., Hawdon, A., Henderson, A., Wilkinson, S., Goodwin, N., Abbott, B., Bake, B., Boadle, D. and Ahwang, K. (2019) Quantifying the effectiveness of gully remediation on off-site water quality: preliminary results from demonstration sites in the Burdekin catchment (third wet season). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (111pp.).
Project 5.10 - Development and application of automated tools for high resolution gully mapping and classification from LiDAR data
Dr Andrew Brooks, GU
Daley, J., Stout, J.C., Curwen, G., Brooks, A.P. and Spencer, J. (2021) Development and application of automated tools for high resolution gully mapping and classification from lidar data. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (169pp.).
Project 5.11 - Improved water quality outcomes from on-farm nitrogen management
Prof Michael Bell, UQ
Bell M.J., Webster A.J., Skocaj D., Masters B., Dowie J., Hill N., Moody P.W. (2021) Improved Water Quality Outcomes from On-Farm Nitrogen Management. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (155pp.).
Project 5.13 - Coastal wetland systems repair across GBR catchments – values based causal framework validation
Dr Nathan Waltham, JCU
Waltham, N. J. and Canning, A. (2021) Exploring the potential of watercourse repair on an agricultural floodplain. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (69pp.).
Canning, A., Adame, F.A. and Waltham, N. (2021) Evaluating services provided by ponded pasture wetlands in Great Barrier Reef catchments – Tedlands case study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (31pp.).