Flood impacts in Keppel Bay, Southern Great Barrier Reef in the aftermath of cyclonic rainfall

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jones, Alison M ^a   Berkelmans, Ray ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAY; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HURRICANE; PLUME; PREDICTION; RECREATION; RIVER; SALINITY; SUMMER; TOURISM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BAYS; CORAL REEFS; CYCLONIC STORMS; ECOSYSTEM; FLOODS; QUEENSLAND; SALINITY; SEASONS;

EID: 84897492586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084739     Document Type: Article

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