Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan - Appendix 9: Water quality guidelines for fresh and estuarine waters of Eastern Cape York

Under the Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan one of the intended outcomes was to produce a set of guidelines that addresses Aquatic Ecosystem Protection for both the fresh and estuarine surface water bodies of the region. This Appendix (Appendix 9) addresses the need for those guidelines.

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Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan - Appendix 10: Risk assessment of degraded water quality to ecosystems

This risk assessment was developed to help gain scientifically accurate information regarding the land-based pollutants which pose the biggest threat to coral reefs and sea grass beds in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).

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Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan - Appendix 11: Adoption and economic implications of grazing management practice changes

This appendix provides a practical and economic assessment of various natural resource management methods developed to improve grazing practices on the Cape.

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Eastern Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan - Appendix 12: Environmental-economic values of marine and coastal natural assets

The importance of the natural environment can be expresssed in terms of its values: ecologoical, socio-cultural, and economic. Assigning monetary value to goods and services provided by ecosystems can be a great way ensure that the environment is carefully considered during regional planning processes.

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Antbed - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

Information on the rare species, the Golden-shouldered ParrotInformation on the rare species, the Golden-shouldered Parrot.

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Antbed - Issue Two - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

Some information on the habitat and distribution of the Golden-shouldered Parrot.

Reports that the wet season is a time of food shortage; that breeding success is unlikely to be a problem; and that radio-tracking birds is futile. Describes related and linked projects.

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Antbed - Issue Three - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

Golden-shouldered Parrots behaviour in the wet season.

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Antbed- Issue Four - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

This issue describes the breeding biology of the Golden-shouldered Parrot and the formation of the Golden-shouldered Parrot recovery team.

Golden-shouldered Parrots nesting times.

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Antbed - Issue Five - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

Tracing the nestlings of the illusive Golden-shouldered Parrot.

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Antbed - Issue Six - a newsletter about the Golden-shouldered Parrot

Tracing the background to the scarcity of the Golden-shouldered Parrot.

Detailed account of studies into the ecology of the parrot and its ecosystem as well as threat to the parrots.

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