Relating sediment impacts on coral reefs to watershed sources, processes and management: A review
Modification of terrestrial sediment fluxes can result in increased sedimentation and turbidity
in receiving waters, with detrimental impacts on coral reef ecosystems. Preventing …
in receiving waters, with detrimental impacts on coral reef ecosystems. Preventing …
Nutrients in Australian tropical rivers: changes with agricultural development and implications for receiving environments
JE Brodie, AW Mitchell - Marine and freshwater research, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
In tropical Australia, intensive studies of river suspended sediment (SS) and nutrient
dynamics have been restricted to streams on the north-east coast between the Fitzroy and …
dynamics have been restricted to streams on the north-east coast between the Fitzroy and …
Using sediment tracing to assess processes and spatial patterns of erosion in grazed rangelands, Burdekin River basin, Australia
SN Wilkinson, GJ Hancock, R Bartley… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Identifying how agricultural practices can be changed to reduce sediment loss requires
knowledge of the erosion processes and spatial areas contributing to end of catchment …
knowledge of the erosion processes and spatial areas contributing to end of catchment …
Runoff and erosion from Australia's tropical semi‐arid rangelands: Influence of ground cover for differing space and time scales
This paper highlights the relevant issues influencing the amount and arrangement of ground
cover in savanna rangelands in Australia, and presents field measurements from hillslope …
cover in savanna rangelands in Australia, and presents field measurements from hillslope …
Calculating sediment trapping efficiencies for reservoirs in tropical settings: A case study from the Burdekin Falls Dam, NE Australia
The Brune and Churchill curves have long been used to predict sediment trapping
efficiencies for reservoirs in the USA which typically experience winter and spring‐dominant …
efficiencies for reservoirs in the USA which typically experience winter and spring‐dominant …
Source of trace element variability in Great Barrier Reef corals affected by the Burdekin flood plumes
C Alibert, L Kinsley, SJ Fallon, MT McCulloch… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2003 - Elsevier
Massive corals in the Great Barrier Reef, analyzed at high-resolution for Sr/Ca (thermal
ionization mass spectrometry) and trace elements such as Ba and Mn (laser ablation …
ionization mass spectrometry) and trace elements such as Ba and Mn (laser ablation …
A multi-trace element coral record of land-use changes in the Burdekin River catchment, NE Australia
Previous studies have provided evidence for greater sediment input into the inner Great
Barrier Reef (GBR) since the mid-nineteenth century, presumably caused by an increase in …
Barrier Reef (GBR) since the mid-nineteenth century, presumably caused by an increase in …
Flow characteristics of rivers in northern Australia: implications for development
Annual, monthly and daily streamflows from 99 unregulated rivers across northern Australia
were analysed to assess the general surface water resources of the region and their …
were analysed to assess the general surface water resources of the region and their …
A review of sediment and nutrient concentration data from Australia for use in catchment water quality models
R Bartley, WJ Speirs, TW Ellis, DK Waters - Marine pollution bulletin, 2012 - Elsevier
Land use (and land management) change is seen as the primary factor responsible for
changes in sediment and nutrient delivery to water bodies. Understanding how sediment …
changes in sediment and nutrient delivery to water bodies. Understanding how sediment …
Can changes to pasture management reduce runoff and sediment loss to the Great Barrier Reef? The results of a 10-year study in the Burdekin catchment, Australia
Excess sediments from agricultural areas are having a detrimental impact on the Great
Barrier Reef, and threaten the long-term viability of rangeland grazing. Changes to grazing …
Barrier Reef, and threaten the long-term viability of rangeland grazing. Changes to grazing …