Pulsford, 1996:

"The report provides, for each catchment, a summary of major land uses and some details of fertiliser use practices. The area, mean annual runoff and rainfall data are tabulated for each catchment, as are historical usages of phosphorus and nitrogen. For 1990, tables are provided to show the total quantities of the nutrients applied to the main groupings of crops and pastures, the averages rates for the catchment and ratios of nutrient applications to mean annual runoff volume.

The more significant statistics contained in the report include:

• The total area of the 28 catchments from the Daintree to the Mary River, is 38 million hectares.
• Almost 83 000 tonnes of nitrogen were applied to crops and pastures and in stock feed supplements in 1990. This was about the same as had been applied, cumulatively, up to 1945."

Brodie, 2007:

The following graph uses data from Pulsford (1996) and Brodie (2007).

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Citation and/or URL

Brodie, J. 2007, Nutrient management zones in the Great Barrier Reef catchment: a decision system for zone selection: report to the Department of Environment and Heritage. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (ACTFR) report 06/07, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

Pulsford, J.S. 1996, Historical nutrient usage in coastal river catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Research Publication 40, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia. 

Spatial Coverage

Great Barrier Reef catchment and lagoon  

Temporal Coverage

1910-2005  

Update Frequency

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