Long-term changes in Mackay Whitsunday water quality and connectivity between coral reefs and mangrove ecosystems

水质下降与近岸大堡礁生态系统的退化有关。该项目的目标是提供一个明确的答案，如何GBR水质变化的问题，因为欧洲的到来（1860年前）。我们将利用长寿珊瑚岩芯中的新的地球化学代用指标和创新的遥感技术，研究水质和红树林分布变化的定量历史。该项目将首次对沿海水质和相关生态系统的历史变化进行综合评估，这将立即适用于GBR沿岸沿海生态系统的长期管理。

Declining water quality is implicated in the degradation of near-shore Great Barrier Reef (GBR) ecosystems. The goal of this project is to provide a definitive answer to the question of how GBR water quality has changed since European arrival (pre-1860). Using novel geochemical proxies in long-lived coral cores and innovative remote sensing techniques, we will develop quantitative histories of water quality and mangrove distribution change. This project will deliver the first integrated assessment of how coastal water quality and associated ecosystems have varied historically, which will be immediately applicable for long-term management of coastal ecosystems lining the GBR.