11 – Terrestrial Runoff to the Great Barrier Reef and the Implications for Its Long Term Ecological Status
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ADDITIONAL READING
Brodie, J., Fabricius, K., De’ath, G., and Okaji, K. (2005).
Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more
outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish? An appraisal
of the evidence. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51, 266–278.
Brodie, J., De’ath, G., Devlin, M., Furnas, M., and
Wright, M. (in press). Spatial and temporal patterns
of near-surface chlorophyll a in the Great Barrier
Reef lagoon. Marine and Freshwater Research.
Devlin, M., and Brodie, J. (2005). Terrestrial discharge
into the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon: Nutrient
behaviour in coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin
51, 9–22.
Fabricius, K. E. (2005). Effects of terrestrial runoff on
the ecology of corals and coral reefs: review and
synthesis. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50, 125–146.
Fabricius, K. De’ath, G. McCook, L. Turak E., and
Williams. D. B. (2005). Changes in algal, coral and
fish assemblages along water quality gradients on
the inshore Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution
Bulletin 51, 384–398.
Furnas, M. (2003). Catchments and corals: Terrestrial
runoff to the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Institute
of Marine Science, Queensland.
McCulloch, M., Fallon, S., Wyndham, T., Lough, J., and
Barnes, D. (2003). Coral record of increased sediment
flux to the inner Great Barrier Reef since European
settlement. Nature 421, 727–730.
Schaffelke, B., Mellors, J., and Duke, N. (2005). Water
quality in the Great Barrier Reef: responses of
mangroves, seagrass and macroalgal communities.
Marine Pollution Bulletin 51, 279–298.
Wolanski, E., Richmond, R. H., McCook, L., and
Sweatman, H. (2003). Mud, marine snow and coral
reefs. American Scientist 91, 44–51.