The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of
coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments …

Modification of terrestrial sediment fluxes can result in increased sedimentation and turbidity
in receiving waters, with detrimental impacts on coral reef ecosystems. Preventing …

Land use in the catchments draining to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon has changed
considerably since the introduction of livestock grazing, various crops, mining and urban …

Predicting the responses of streamflow to changes in forest management is fundamental to
the sustainable regulation of water resources. However, studies of changes in forest cover …

Land use change drives significant declines in ecosystem services globally. However, we
currently lack an understanding of how and where different beneficiaries of ecosystem …

Soil organic matter (SOM) performs an essential function in soil fertility, biomass and crop
productivity, environmental sustainability, and climate change mitigation. We examined how …

The world's largest coral reef ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), continues to be
degraded from land-based pollution. Information about the source of pollutants is critical for …

There is increasing focus on greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems. One
suggested method for increasing the sequestration of carbon (C) within agricultural soils is …

Measuring stream pollutant loads across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment area
(GBRCA) is challenging due to the spatial extent, climate variability, changing land use and …

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 …