Transformations of catchment nutrients in southeast Queensland

整个昆士兰州东南部集水区的人类活动增加了接收沃茨的营养负荷。然而，直到最近，一直缺乏准确的量化这些负荷，并很少了解他们的作用，刺激藻类水华。该提案将审查流域营养物输入水道、其转化和对刺激淡水系统中藻类生长的影响之间的联系。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，从而为旨在减少营养物质负荷的目标管理战略提供一种工具。

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.