Use Of Sednet Model To Establish Sediment Export Targets For Catchments Of The Wet Tropics Draining To The Great Barrier Reef
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Some of the inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef are showing impacts consistent with a decline in water quality as a result of increased sediments and nutrients. The Wet Tropics covers approximately 2.2 million hectares and includes 91 percent of the Wet Tropics World Heritage area. The climate and geomorphologic conditions of the region are unique in Australia and generally result in fast flowing streams with high discharge rates into the GBR. The exception is the drier Herbert River.
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