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NESP TWQ Project 1.3 - A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, 2015-2016 (JCU)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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While coral geochemistry records are widely cited as evidence for increased suspended sediment loads delivered to the Great Barrier Reef since the 1850s, there has been little replication or quantification of the records. Indeed, most records are based on cores collected prior to the year 2000 when limited catchment monitoring data existed to ‘validate’ the interpretations that certain trace element ratios provided proxies of annual sediment loadings. This project will analyse the geochemistry of coral cores collected in 2012 from sites in the central GBR and compare the ratios to measured sediment and particulate nutrient loads from the Burdekin River.

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Title NESP TWQ Project 1.3 - A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, 2015-2016 (JCU)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b3acdd1b-15fa-41db-8ce2-dccba87a5bec
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Australian Ocean Data Network
stephen.lewis@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/07/2015 -
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP TWQ Project 1.3 - A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, 2015-2016 (JCU)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-twq-project-1-3-a-validation-of-coral-geochemical-records-to-reconstruct-suspended-sedimen