NESP MaC Project 4.11 – Scaling-up long-term seagrass restoration in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2024-2026 (JCU)

本记录概述了NESP海洋和沿海枢纽研究-在科科斯（基林）群岛扩大长期海草恢复。有关此项目的特定数据输出，请参阅与此元数据关联的子记录。<br /> <br /> 有一个紧迫的社区驱动的需要，制定适当的海草恢复的规模为科科斯（基林）群岛（CKI）的方法。由于过去的干扰和目前的绿色海龟放牧压力，需要快速跟踪更大规模的恢复研究，以防止即将崩溃和功能灭绝的海草在长江基建。该项目以试点研究为基础，设计和建立一个较大规模的海龟禁渔区网络，在那里可以完善适合当地情况的恢复办法。与此同时，这将提供“海草庇护所”，以启动恢复工作，监测生态影响，并为今后的恢复工作提供资金。该项目是与CKI社区和Parks Australia共同开发的，解决了他们在新成立的科科斯（基林）群岛海洋公园中确定的最高研究优先事项。该项目将提供一个行动计划，以持续采取干预措施和战略，使当地海草不受未来影响，并长期支持依赖海草的物种，如绿色海龟和鱼类。<br /> <br /> 计划产出<br /> ·禁区实验数据[空间和表格数据集]<br /> ·环境监测数据集[表格数据]<br /> ·最后技术报告，包括分析数据和为决策者提供的关键调查结果的建议的简短摘要[书面]

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub study - Scaling-up long-term seagrass restoration in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.<br /> <br /> There is an urgent community-driven need to develop appropriate seagrass restoration approaches at scale for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI). Fast-tracking larger-scale restoration research is required to prevent imminent collapse and functional extinction of seagrasses at CKI due to past disturbance and current green turtle grazing pressure. This project builds on pilot studies to design and establish a network of larger-scale turtle exclusion areas where locally appropriate restoration approaches can be refined. At the same time, this will provide “seagrass refuges” to initiate recovery, monitor ecological effects, and provide for future restoration efforts. The project has been co-developed with the CKI community and Parks Australia, addressing their highest research priority identified in the newly established Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park. The project will provide an action plan for ongoing interventions and strategies to future-proof local seagrasses and support seagrass-dependent species, such as green turtles and fish, in the long term.<br /> <br /> Planned Outputs<br /> • exclusion zones experimental data [spatial & tabular dataset]<br /> • environmental monitoring dataset [tabular data]<br /> • Final technical report with analysed data and a short summary of recommendations for policy makers of key findings [written]