Fact sheet

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NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback – research to support recovery management. Project 4.12 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

2024

Overview

Shoreline mangrove forests of Australia’s northern coast were badly damaged by mass dieback in 2015. Further research and monitoring is being undertaken, to evaluate their current condition and recovery, in an effort to find better ways to preserve and protect these highly-valued marine-coastal habitats.

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