Category: Sediment

Coastal, Conservation, crustaceans, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, fisheries, Human health, Oceans and estuaries, Our people, Rivers, Sediment, Society, Uncategorized, Urban environments

Prawn chemical “fingerprints” identify human influences in urban coastal habitats

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Prawn chemical “fingerprints” identify human influences in urban coastal habitats

"We found that prawns collected closer to shore had higher concentrations of potential pollutants" says Dr Munroe

Climate change, Conservation, Drinking water, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, Human health, Hydrology, Oceans and estuaries, Rivers, Sediment, Soils, Uncategorized

To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?

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To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?

If there is too much sediment and nutrients, delivered by floods from land-based erosion, algal blooms can occur that have negative effects on the Great Barrier Reef