Transformations of catchment nutrients in southeast Queensland

昆士兰东南部集水区的人类活动增加了接受水的营养负荷。然而，直到最近，对这些负荷缺乏准确的量化，对它们在刺激藻类水华中的作用也知之甚少。这项提案将审查流域营养输入到水道之间的联系、它们的转化以及对刺激淡水系统中藻类生长的影响。这项研究的结果将是关于集水区营养物质如何影响水质的信息，从而为针对旨在减少营养物质负荷的管理战略提供工具。

Human activity in catchments throughout southeast Queensland has increased nutrient loads in receiving waters. However, until recently there has been a lack of accurate quantification of these loads, and little understanding of their role in stimulating algal blooms. This proposal will examine the links between catchment nutrient inputs to waterways, their transformations and effects on stimulating algal growth in freshwater systems. The outcomes from this research will be information on how catchment nutrients are affecting water quality, thus providing a vehicle for targeting management strategies designed to reduce nutrient loads.