Over 60% of the world's reefs experience damage from local activities such as overfishing,
coastal development, and watershed pollution. Land-based sources of pollution are a critical …

Abstract Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) have been studied extensively over the
past decade as an important policy tool for coordinating ecological protection and regional …

Coastal wetlands are known to sequester significant amounts of carbon dioxide, while also
providing valuable ecosystem services. We assessed the economic feasibility of restoring …

Nitrogen sourced from agricultural fertilizers is a major contributor to water pollution. Despite
policies targeting a range of farming practice changes, the goal of substantially reducing …

Eutrophication of coastal and nearshore receiving environments downstream of intensive
agricultural production areas is a global issue. The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement …

We review the literature on the ecology, connectivity, human impacts and management of
freshwater and estuarine systems in the Great Barrier Reef catchment (424,000 km 2), on …

Governments in Australia and internationally are experimenting with policy instruments to
facilitate the adoption of farming practices with reduced environmental impacts. The Great …

Water quality monitoring programs often collect large amounts of data with limited attention
given to the assessment of the dominant drivers of spatial and temporal water quality …

There is concern about the deteriorating nutrient status of aquatic receiving environments in
New Zealand. We estimated the amount by which current nitrogen (N) concentrations and …

Abstract The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World-known, iconic environmental asset whose
complex functioning is largely ascribed to its outstanding biodiversity, ranging from genes to …