Research Publications

The following publications are available online.

#91 Abundance patterns of reef sharks and predatory fishes on differently zoned reefs in the offshore Townsville region: final report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority [Adobe Acrobat Format 772 KB]

#90 Measuring community attitudes and awareness towards the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 2007 - under construction

#89 Water Quality of the Great Barrier Reef: Distributions, Effects on Reef Biota and Trigger Values for the Protection of Ecosystem Health [Adobe Acrobat Format 3784 KB]

#88 Measuring the economic and financial values of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 2005-06 - under construction

#87 Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching Surveys 2006 [Adobe Acrobat Format 1844KB]

#86 A Dugong Research Strategy for the Torres Strait, Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and south-east Queensland 2006 - 2011 [Adobe Acrobat Format 573KB]

#85 Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) - Second Edition [Adobe Acrobat Format 2067KB]

#84 Measuring the Economic and Financial Value of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [Adobe Acrobat Format 1012KB]

#83 Monitoring Green Turtle Population Dynamics in Shoalwater Bay: 2000 - 2004 [Adobe Acrobat Format 6170.25KB]

#82 Water quality, sediment and biological parameters at four nearshore reef flats in the Herbert River Region, Central Great Barrier Reef [Adobe Acrobat Format 1496.25KB]

#81 Phase 2 - Development of a Population Model for the Southern Great Barrier Reef Green Turtle Stock [Adobe Acrobat Format 903.36KB]
#80 A Social Indicators Monitoring System for Tourist and Recreational Use of the Great Barrier Reef [Adobe Acrobat Format 615.48KB]
#79 A Review of Research into Tourist and Recreational Uses of Protected Natural Areas [Adobe Acrobat Format 639.55KB]
#78 A Review of the Social, Motivational and Experiential Characteristics of Recreational Anglers from Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef Region [Adobe Acrobat Format 1169.93KB]
#77 Dugong distribution and abundance in the northern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park -November 2000. [Adobe Acrobat Format 1405.42KB]
#75 Aircraft activity and sound levels relative to recreation opportunity spectrum settings in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: A case study from Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island
#74 Phase 1 -Assessment of suitability of Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service Sea Turtle Data for use in models of the population dynamics of the Southern Great Barrier Reef Green Turtle Stock [Adobe Acrobat Format 698.36KB]
#73 Research Priorities for the Management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the World Heritage Area 2001 [Adobe Acrobat Format 1221.99KB]
NOTE: This document has now been superseded by the Current Research Needs for the Protection and Management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
#72 Seagrass and Marine Resources in the Dugong Protection Areas of Upstart Bay, Newry Region, Sand Bay, Llewellyn Bay, Ince Bay and the Clairview Region April/May 1999 and October 1999
#71 Monitoring Oyster Point Seagrasses -1995 to 1999
#70 Shark Control Records Hindcast Serious Decline in Dugong Numbers off the Urban Coast of Queensland & Dugong Distribution and Abundance in the Southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Hervey Bay: Results of an Aerial Survey in October–December 1999
#69 Testing the Use of Marine Protected Areas to Restore and Manage Tropical Multispecies Invertebrate Fisheries at the Arnavon Islands, Solomon Islands
#68 Flood Plumes in the Great Barrier Reef: Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Composition and Distribution
#67 Dugongs, Boats, Dolphins and Turtles in the Townsville-Cardwell Region and Recommendations for a Boat Traffic Management Plan for the Hinchinbrook Dugong Protection Area
#66 A Review of Water Quality Issues Influencing Habitat Quality in Dugong Protection Areas
#65 Recreation and Tourism Experience in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Implications for Management
#64 Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) NOTE: This document has now been superseded by the Research Publication #85.

#63 Economic and Financial Values of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#62 Visitor Experiences, Values and Images of Whitehaven Bay: An Assessment of Perceived Conditions
#61 Inter-reef Movement of the Common Coral Trout Plectropomus leopardus
#60 A Visual Survey of Demersal Biota in the Cairns Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#59 Medium-term Changes in Coral Populations of Fringing Reefs at Cape Tribulation
#58 A Dugong Research Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and Hervey Bay
#57 Sea Surface Temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef: a Contribution to the Study of Coral Bleaching [Adobe Acrobat Format 2393.83KB]
#56 Dollar Values and Trends of Major Direct Uses of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [Adobe Acrobat Format 970.16KB]
#55 Long-term Chlorophyll Monitoring in the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon: Status Report 1, 1993-1995
#54 Shoalwater Bay Fringing Reef Resource Assessment
#53 The Effect of the Daintree River Flood Plume on Snapper Island Coral Reefs
#52 Preliminary Evaluation of an Acoustic Technique for Mapping Tropical Seagrass Habitats
#51 Baseline Survey of Hinchinbrook Region Seagrasses October (Spring) 1996
#50 Recreational Usage Patterns of Shoalwater Bay and Adjacent Waters
#49 Scales and Magnitudes of Variation in Population Densities of Some Coral Reef Organisms Implications for the Design of Sampling and Monitoring Procedures
#48 Habitat, Cross Shelf and Regional Patterns in the Distributions and Abundances of Some Coral Reef Organisms on the Northern Great Barrier Reef with Comment on the Implications for Future Monitoring
#47 An Investigation of Optimum Methods and Unit Sizes for the Visual Estimation of Abundances of Some Coral Reef Organisms
#46 Norman Reef Great Adventures Pontoon: 1997 biological, survey and summary of damage from cyclone Justin
#44 Seagrass Communities in the Shoalwater Bay Region, Queensland Spring (September) 1995 and Autumn (April) 1996
#43 Development of trap and drop-line sampling techniques for reef fishes
#42 Standard Operational Procedure Video-monitoring of Sessile Benthic Communities
#41 The Status of the Dugong in the Southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#40 Historical Nutrient Usage in Coastal Queensland River Catchments Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#39 Review of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Research Committee (COTSREC) Program
#38 Tourist Perceptions of the Great Barrier Reef
#36 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Budgets for the Central Great Barrier Reef Shelf
#35 Protection, for Profit
#34 Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Measurements in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef - February 1990
#33 Review of Data on Fishes of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Interest in the Great Barrier Reef
#31 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#29 Torres Strait Baseline Study: Pilot Study Final Report
#28 Heron Island Spoil Dump
#27 Water Quality between the Barron River/Trinity Inlet and Green Island and the Effect of Seasonal Change
#26 The Effect of Sediment Run-off on the Coral Populations of Fringing Reefs at Cape Tribulation
#25 Green Island Information Review
#24 Broadscale Survey of Impacts of Cyclone lvor on Coral Reefs
#23 Immediate Impact of the January 1991 Floods on the Coral Assemblages of the Keppel Islands
#22 Field Survey for Carbonate, Silica and Quartzose Sediment Deposits
#21 Biological basis for managing dugongs and other large vertebrates in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#20 Impact of Elevated Nutrients in the Great Barrier Reef
#19 Norman Reef Environmental Monitoring Project
#18 Magnetic Quay Water Quality and Sediment Baseline Study
#17 Impact of Dredging on the Volute Cymbiolacca pulchra and its Environment at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia [Adobe Acrobat Format 1901.26KB]
#16 Dissolved and Particulate Nutrients in Waters of the Whitsunday Island Group
#15 Crown-of-thorns and Coral Trout Density on Three Central Section Reefs - 1983-l989
#14 A Pilot Study of Baseline Levels of Water Quality Around Green Island
#13 The Fringing Reefs of Magnetic Island: Benthic Biota and Sedimentation - A Baseline Study
#12 Final Report On The Results Of COTSAC Management Related Research: December 1985 To June 1989
#11 The History Of Dredging In Cleveland Bay, Queensland And Its Effect On Sediment Movement And On The Growth Of Mangroves, Corals And Seagrass
#10 Usage of Marine Resources by Aboriginal Communities on the East Coast of Cape York Peninsula Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority June 1987
#9 Great Barrier Reef Tourism A Review Of Visitor Use
#8 A User-Based Evaluation Of The Zoning Plan And Day-To-Day Management In The Capricornia Section Of The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
#7 Economic Impacts Of Activities On The Great Barrier Reef
#6 The Application and Potential of Remote Sensing in the Great Barrier Reef Region
#5 Australian Marine Research In Progress: Great Barrier Reef Region 1988-1989
#4 Australian Marine Research In Progress Great Barrier Reef Region 1985-1986
#3 Australian Marine Research In Progress Great Barrier Reef Region 1984-1985
#2 Data Review of Reef Related Tourism 1946-1980
#1 Green Island Economic Study

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