Project 5.2
A toolkit for ranger-led seagrass monitoring in northern Australia Sea Country
Projects
Completed project
Publications
Journal article – Project 3.5
Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022
A Carter, S McKenna, MA Rasheed, H Taylor, C van de Wetering, K Chartrand, C Reason, C Collier, L Shepherd, J Mellors, L McKenzie, NC Duke, A Roelofs, N Smit, R Groom, D Barrett, S Evans, R Pitcher, N Murphy, M Carlisle, M David, S Lui, Torres Strait Indigenous Rangers, RG Coles (2024). Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north‐east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 9/1/7-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10352.
Fact sheet – Project 5.2
Project 5.2 Information sheet
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2025). A toolkit for ranger-led seagrass monitoring in northern Australia Sea Country. Project 5.2 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Fact sheet
Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 4: Marine and coastal habitat restoration
Research overview 4: Marine and coastal habitat restoration (2024) National Environmental Science Program.
Technical report – Project 3.10
2023 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Cape York
Cleguer C, Hamel MA, Rankin RW, Langlois L, Edwards C, Marsh H (2024) ‘2023 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Cape York’, JCU Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research Publication 24/43, Townsville. 61pp.
Fact sheet – Project 4.11
Project 4.11 Information sheet
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Improving the health of seagrass and turtles – Pulu-Keeling National Park. Project 4.11 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Other – Project 1.14
The effects of turtle and dugong grazing on seagrass meadows in Torres Strait Community Poster
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). The effects of turtle and dugong grazing on seagrass meadows in Torres Strait Community Poster. Project 1.14 Community poster. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Other – Project 1.13 – Project 3.5
Mapping seagrass in the Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria Community Poster
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Mapping seagrass in the Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria Community Poster. Project 1.13 and 3.5 Community poster. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Other – Project 1.12
Mapping the benthic habitats of Yanyuwa Sea Country Community Poster
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Mapping the benthic habitats of Yanyuwa Sea Country Community Poster. Project 1.12 Community poster. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Fact sheet – Project 3.5
Project 3.5 Information sheet
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2023). Partnerships for seagrass research and protection. Project 3.5 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Journal article – Project 1.13
Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022
Carter A, McKenna S, Rasheed M, Taylor H, van de Wetering C, Chartrand K, Reason C, Collier C, Shepherd L, Mellors J, McKenzie L, Duke N, Roelofs A, Smit N, Groom R, Barrett D, Evans S, Pitcher R, Murphy N, Carlisle M, David M, Lui S, and Coles R. (2023), Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10352
Technical report – Project 1.14
The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines
Scott AL, Whap T, Kris J, Joe S, Carlisle M, David M, Rasheed MA, York PH and Carter AB (2022). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines: Exclusion experiments show the role of green turtle and dugong grazing in structuring Torres Strait seagrass meadows. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.
Fact sheet – Project 1.14
Project 1.14 Information sheet
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines. Project 1.14 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Technical report – Project 1.13
Four decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria
Carter A, McKenna S, Rasheed M, Taylor H, van de Wetering C, Chartrand K, Reason C, Collier C, Shepherd L, Mellors J, McKenzie L, Roelofs A, Smit N, Groom R, Barrett D, Evans S, Pitcher R, Murphy N, Duke N, Carlisle M, David M, Lui S, Pearson L, Laza T, Bon A, and Coles R (2022). Four Decades of Seagrass Spatial Data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.
Fact sheet – Project 1.13
Project 1.13 Information sheet
NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Synthesising three decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Project 1.13 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.
Technical report – Project 1.8
Inclusion of sediment processes in restoration strategies for Australian seagrass ecosystems
Gribben PE, Jongen R, Ferguson A, Marzinelli EM, Verges A, Kendrick GA (2022) Inclusion of sediment processes in restoration strategies for Australian seagrass ecosystems. Report to the National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub. University of New South Wales.