An assessment of residence times of land-sourced contaminants in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon and the implications for management and reef recovery

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 4-9, 2012, Pages 267-279

  Brodie, Jon ^a   Wolanski, Eric ^a,b   Lewis, Stephen ^a   Bainbridge, Zoe ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flushing; Nutrient; Pesticides; Reef degradation; Reef recovery; River catchments; Sediment; Trapping; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; FINE SEDIMENTS; FLUSHING; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; POLLUTANT DISCHARGES; REEF DEGRADATION; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER CATCHMENT; SEAGRASSES; TRACE METAL; TRAPPING;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; LAKES; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; RECOVERY; REMEDIATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHEDS;

REEFS;

NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; TRACE METAL;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; FLUSHING; LAGOON; LAND MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE; REMEDIATION; SEAGRASS; TRACE METAL; TRAPPING; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LAGOON; LAND USE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; NITROGEN; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORUS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SPACECRAFT; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84862231140     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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