U/Th dating of coral mortality and recovery rates in the Great Barrier Reef

该项目旨在利用高效U-Th地质年代学和古生态学来确定过去大堡礁（GBR）近海珊瑚死亡事件和群落变化，并量化随后在水质梯度上的恢复速度。这些记录将与自然和人类的影响联系起来，特别是自欧洲人定居以来。项目成果将提高对GBR生态系统中过去的干扰和恢复速度的理解，并有助于在面对日益增加的人类压力和环境变化时集中管理。

This project aims to use high-efficiency U-Th geochronology and palaeoecology to identify past coral mortality events and community changes in the inshore Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and quantify subsequent recovery rates across a water quality gradient. These records will then be linked to natural and human impacts, especially since European settlement. The project outcomes will improve understanding of past disturbances and recovery rates in the GBR ecosystem and help focus management in the face of increased human pressure and environmental changes.