Research Project
Researchers:
Aaron Davis
(Point of contact, principalInvestigator)
,
Australian Institute of Marine Science
(Associated with)
,
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
(Associated with)
,
Bruce Taylor
(collaborator)
,
Carla Wegscheidl
(collaborator)
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Full description Recent global experiences suggest that spatially identifying and prioritizing landscape ‘hotspots’ of pollutant generation for management intervention, and small catchment-scale water quality monitoring in collaboration with landholders linking water quality with specific management practices, are among the most promising strategies for reducing water quality pollution. This project will combine recent hotspot identification in GBR sugarcane catchment of the Russel/Mulgrave with targeted cane farmer interaction activities (related to sub-catchment and localized monitoring activities), focusing on emerging monitoring technologies (real-time water quality monitoring) to link farmer on-farm practices with feedback from sub- catchment water quality measurements. The use of both scientific and citizen science monitoring approaches will deliver robust feedback loops to enable farmers to directly link their activities with water quality conditions. The project will focus on on-farm practice improvements in highest priority catchments to achieve maximum benefits to GBR health from catchment management actions.
Notes
Credit
This project was funded by the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment through the National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub with co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Data time period: 2016-01-01 to 10 12 2018
Project page
url :
https://nesptropical.edu.au/index.php/round-2-projects/project-2-1-7/
NESP TWQ Hub
url :
https://nesptropical.edu.au/index.php/nesp-twq/
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - National Environmental Science Program website
url :
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/science-research/nesp/hub-tropical-water-quality
Project photo gallery
url :
https://eatlas.org.au/nesp-twq-2/engaging-farmers-wq-2-1-7
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