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Interaction of catchment runoff with plankton and microbes
Management Concern: High Adequacy of Information: Moderate
Summary extracts from Outlook Report 2009
- Little is known about the status of plankton and microbes on the Great Barrier Reef.
- Increased concentrations of suspended sediments and agricultural chemicals are having significant effects inshore close to agricultural areas. much continues to be done to improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef but it will be decades before the benefits are seen.
What do we know? (relevant pages from Outlook Online)
- Phytoplankton in the Great Barrier Reef
- Ecological role of marine microbes in the Great Barrier Reef
- Scientific consensus statement on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
- Reef exposure to river contaminants ecosystem risk index
- Catchment influence on the Great Barrier Reef
- Inshore Reef Health
Existing policies and management actions
- Water Quality Guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (2009)
- Regional Water Quality Improvement Plans
- Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program
- Improving water quality
- Coastal ecosystem protection
Future management requirements
- Biodiversity strategy
Defined research questions
- What effect is the changing physical and chemical environment having on plankton and microbe populations?
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