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National Environmental Science Program Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) Hub - Funding Program - 2015 - 2020 (Dept. of the Environment and Energy)

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    • National Environmental Science Program Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) Hub - Funding Program - 2015 - 2020 (Dept. of the Environment and Energy)
      • Adjusting tropical marine water quality guideline values for elevated ocean temperatures (NESP TWQ 2.1.6, NESP TWQ 5.2 and NESP TWQ 3.1.5)
      • Aesthetic Ratings of Photos of the Great Barrier Reef for Online Survey (NESP TWQ 3.2.4, JCU)
      • Aesthetic value of the Great Barrier Reef 2017 - data collection (NESP TWQ 3.2.3, Griffith Institute for Tourism Research)
      • Alluvial and Hillslope Gully Mapping – Digital gully mapping based on lidar data collected 2018-2019 in sections of the Burdekin, Fitzroy, and Normanby catchments. (NESP TWQ 5.10, Griffith University)
      • Annual and seasonal bPAR index values for each NRM Region and Waterbody as reported in (NESP TWQ 5.3, AIMS and JCU)
      • Assessment of deep-water habitat for crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) in the Great Barrier Reef (NESP TWQ Project 3.1.1, JCU)
      • Benthic photosynthetically active radiation (bPAR or benthic PAR) at Yongala, Myrmidon, Palm Passage and Heron Island South, April 2016 to November 2017 (NESP TWQ 2.3.1, AIMS and IMOS)
      • Benthic survey of Dugong and Turtle seagrass habitats in the North-West Torres Strait for November 2015 and January 2016 (NESP TWQ 3.5, TropWATER, JCU)
      • Chronic effects of sediment-induced changes in light quality (spectral shifts) and quantity on corals and sponges. (NESP TWQ 2.1.9, AIMS)
      • Climate change doubles sedimentation-induced coral recruit mortality (NESP TWQ 5.2, AIMS, JCU and AIMS@JCU)
      • Coastal wetland systems repair across GBR catchments – values based causal framework validation (NESP 5.13, JCU and Griffith University)
      • Code for generating benthic photosynthetically active radiation (bPAR) and the bPAR index as reported in (NESP TWQ 5.3, AIMS, JCU and Go2Q)
      • Collation of spatial seagrass data (meadow extent polygons, species presence/absence points) from 1984 - 2014 for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) (NESP TWQ 3.1, TropWATER, JCU)
      • Combined effects of climate change and the herbicide diuron on the coral Acropora millepora (NESP TWQ 2.1.6 and NESP TWQ 5.2, AIMS)
      • Concentration of trace metals from mine-derived pollution in marine waters and sediments across the Torres Strait (TS), October 2016 (NESP TWQ 2.2.2, CSIRO)
      • Connectivity of North East Australia Seascapes – Data and Maps (NESP TWQ 3.3.3, AIMS and JCU)
      • Coral restoration database – Dataset from Bostrom-Einarsson et al 2019 (NESP TWQ 4.3, JCU)
      • Cumulative effects of suspended sediments, temperature and nutrient enrichment on the early stages of development of Acropora tenuis (NESP TWQ 2.1.6, AIMS)
      • Cumulative effects of suspended sediments and climate change on coral development prior to settlement (NESP TWQ 2.1.6, AIMS, JCU and AIMS@JCU)
      • Daily benthic Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) at seagrass sites in Cleveland Bay (NESP TWQ 3.2.1, TropWATER, James Cook University)
      • Data files pertaining to Recommendations to maintain functioning on the GBR 2018-2019 (NESP TWQ 4.6, UQ)
      • Demonstration and evaluation of gully remediation on downstream water quality and agricultural production in GBR rangelands - data collection (NESP TWQ 2.1.4, CSIRO)
      • eAtlas THREDDS service (AIMS)
      • Effects of climate change and the herbicide diuron on Photosystem II activity of the tropical seagrass Halophila ovalis (NESP TWQ 2.1.6, AIMS)
      • Effects of fertilizer nitrogen (N) application rate and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers on sugarcane productivity, efficiency of N use and loss of N in runoff (NESP TWQ 2.1.8 and NESP TWQ 5.11, UQ)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the aquatic fern Azolla pinnata (Pteridophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the diatom Chaetoceros muelleri (Ochrophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the green algae Desmodesmus asymmetricus (Chlorophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the green algae Raphidocelis subcapitata (Chlorophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the lesser duckweed Lemna aequinoctialis (Tracheophyta – Liliopsida) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the microalgae Chlorella sp. (Chlorophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the microalgae Rhodomonas salina (Cryptophyceae) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth and photosynthetic efficiency of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea maremetens (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa (Cyanophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Effects of herbicide exposure on growth of the stonewort Ceratophyllum demersum (Tracheophyta – Magnoliopsida) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Environmental logger data from stations at Masig Island, Maizab Kaur (Bramble Cay), the North Warrior Reefs and Thursday Island from 2018-2020 (NESP TWQ 5.14, AIMS)
      • Exposure of acute and chronic environmental disturbances affecting coral cover on the GBR from 1992 to 2017 (NESP TWQ 5.2, AIMS)
      • Eye-tracking data of the 2019 Measuring aesthetics project (NESP TWQ 5.5, Griffith Institute for Tourism Research)
      • Focus groups data for the 2019 Measuring aesthetics project (NESP TWQ 5.5, Griffith Institute for Tourism Research)
      • GBR benthic light (bPAR) from ocean colour, 2002-2019 (NESP TWQ 5.3, AIMS, Go2Q Consulting and JCU)
      • GBR photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at 8 m depth from ocean colour, 2002-2019 (NESP TWQ 5.3, AIMS, Go2Q Consulting and JCU)
      • GBR spectral diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd) of downwelling irradiance (Ed) from ocean colour, 2002-2019 (NESP TWQ 5.3, AIMS and JCU)
      • Gully remediation effectiveness - Vegetation 2019 - 2020 (NESP TWQ 5.9, CSIRO)
      • Input data for Artificial Intelligence research for the 2019 Measuring aesthetics project (NESP TWQ 5.5, Griffith Institute for Tourism Research)
      • Key Localities Gully Remediation (NESP TWQ 2.1.4 and NESP TWQ 5.9, CSIRO)
      • Key Source Reefs for Community Recovery following 2016-2017 Mass Bleaching Events (NESP TWQ 4.5, UQ)
      • Light variability and CO2 effects on adults and juveniles of two coral species (NESP TWQ 2.3.1, AIMS)
      • Macroalgae removal and coral larval seeding experiments on Magnetic Island 2018-2020 (NESP TWQ 4.3, JCU).
      • Oceanographic drivers of bleaching in the GBR: Hazard maps for 2016 - 2017 (NESP TWQ 4.2, AIMS)
      • Particle size distribution data and major and trace element geochemistry data from end of river sites and flood plumes for the Burdekin and Tully Rivers as well as additional sites in the Johnstone, Ross and Haughton Rivers (NESP project 5.8, JCU)
      • Photophysiology of Acropora millepora and Pachyseris speciosa in response to variability in daily light integrals (NESP TWQ 2.3.1, AIMS and JCU)
      • Physiological effects of climate change and diuron on calcareous algae Halimeda opuntia (NESP TWQ 2.1.6, AIMS)
      • Predicted distribution of seagrass communities across the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and adjacent estuaries (NESP TWQ Project 5.4, TropWATER, James Cook University)
      • Predicted probability of seagrass presence across the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and adjacent estuaries (NESP TWQ Project 5.4, TropWATER, James Cook University)
      • Prevalence and severity of sub-lethal injuries in COTS across different management zones from 2012 - 2020 (NESP TWQ 4.1, ARC COE, JCU)
      • R code for analysis of Irukandji data of the GBR (NESP TWQ 2.2.3, CSIRO)
      • R code for Testing and implementation of the water quality metric for the 2017 and 2018 reef report cards (NESP TWQ 3.2.5, AIMS)
      • Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Program dataset for Russell-Mulgrave catchment from 2016-2020. (NESP TWQ 2.1.7 and NESP TWQ 4.8, JCU)
      • Remote sensing of the Gulf of Papua - Torres Strait region: multi-year satellite datasets for monitoring turbid water masses and movement of the turbid Fly River plume (NESP TWQ 2.2.1, and NESP TWQ 5.14, TropWATER, James Cook University)
      • Results of benthic organisms, reef fishes and manta tow surveys of Capricorn Bunker reefs in October 2015 (NESP TWQ 3.7, AIMS)
      • R-Software to estimate minimum cost of supplying DIN credits from practice change in cane production in the Wet Tropics (NESP TWQ 3.1.6, GU)
      • Science evaluation of coastal wetland systems repair projects across GBR catchments (NESP TWQ 3.3.2, JCU and Griffith University)
      • Seagrass mapping synthesis: A resource for coastal management in the Great Barrier Reef (NESP TWQ 3.2.1 and NESP TWQ 5.4, TropWATER, James Cook University)
      • Sediment deposition data (NESP TWQ 2.1.9, AIMS)
      • Survey of water quality and suspended solid metals for ten (10) sites around Saibai and Boigu Islands in the Torres Strait, June 2018 (NESP TWQ 2.2.2, CSIRO)
      • Temperature Loggers Climatology For The GBR Region (NESP TWQ 4.2, AIMS)
      • The bioavailability and chemical composition of the organic component of soils and sediments from the catchment to reef (NESP TWQ 5.8, Griffith University)
      • Towards a genomic predictor of bleaching in the coral Acropora millepora (NESP TWQ 4.4, AIMS)
      • Toxicity of eight herbicides to the marine alga Tetraselmis sp.(Chlorophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS)
      • Toxicity of eleven herbicides and one fungicide to the marine alga Tisochrysis lutea (Haptophyta) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS)
      • Toxicity of nine herbicides to coral endo-symbiotic algae Cladocopium goreaui (Symbiodiniaceae) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS and JCU)
      • Toxicity of the insecticide imidacloprid and the fungicide propiconazole to the marine barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite (Arthropoda/Crustacea) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS)
      • Toxicity of the insecticide imidacloprid to marine larvae of the hermit crab Coenobita variabilis (Arthropoda/Crustacea) (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS)
      • Toxicity of three insecticides and two fungicides to Acropora tenuis coral larvae (NESP TWQ 3.1.5, AIMS)
      • Transect-based surveys of riparian restoration projects, May 2017 to April 2018 (NESP TWQ 3.1.4, CSIRO)
      • VB.Net programs for connecting the automated irrigation system with decision support tool (NESP TWQ 3.1.2, JCU)
      • Venomous Jellyfish Database (Sting events and specimen samples - March 2017) (NESP TWQ 2.2.3, CSIRO)
      • Venomous Jellyfish Database (sting events and specimen samples – November 2018) (NESP TWQ 2.2.3, CSIRO)
      • Vertical light profiling data (NESP TWQ 2.1.9, AIMS)
      • Water quality logger time series data 2016 to 2020 Cleveland Bay, Halifax Bay and Dunk Island (NESP TWQ 2.1.5 and 5.8, JCU)
      • Water quality monitoring dataset for Russell-Mulgrave catchment from 2016-2020. (NESP TWQ 2.1.7 and NESP TWQ 4.8, JCU)


Identification info
Title  National Environmental Science Program Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) Hub - Funding Program - 2015 - 2020 (Dept. of the Environment and Energy)
Date  2015-06-01
Date type  publication: date identifies when the resource was issued
Abstract 

This metadata is a brief overview of the National Environmental Science Program Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) Hub.

The aim of the National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) is to assist decision-makers to understand, manage and conserve Australia’s environment by funding world-class biodiversity and climate science.

The National Environmental Science Programme is delivered through six research hubs:

* Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub,

* Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub,

* Marine Biodiversity Hub,

* Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub,

* Threatened Species Recovery Hub

* Tropical Water Quality (TWQ) Hub

The NESP TWQ Hub is the largest of the hubs and provides innovative research for practical solutions to maintain and improve tropical water quality from catchment to coast under three research themes:

* Theme 1 – Improved understanding of the impacts, including cumulative impacts, and pressures on priority freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and species

* Theme 2 – Maximise the resilience of vulnerable species to the impacts of climate change and climate variability by reducing other pressures, including poor water quality

* Theme 3 – Natural resource management improvements based on sound understanding of the status and long-term trends of priority species and systems

Each theme is broken down into a number of projects, each of which has an experienced Program Leader. The NESP is built on lessons learned from the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) which concluded in 2014.

The funding for the NESP TWQ program is provided in a number of rounds.

Round 1 (June 2015 - Mar 2016)

This round funded 25 short term projects starting in June 2015. All projects were completed by March 2016. Many of the projects were associated with desktop studies, synthesis of historic work or workshops to facilitate planning of future research. A few of the projects were continuation of long running monitoring projects including the AIMS LTMP, the JCU inshore coral reef monitoring and the eAtlas.

Round 2 (Jan 2016 - Dec 2018)

The NESP Round 2 research projects aligned with the priorities of the Reef 2050 Long Term Sustainability Plan and Reef Trust. This round consisted of multi-year project funding which commenced in January 2016, and funded 18 projects. The projects are aligned with the 3 NESP research themes and were grouped under 7 priorities:

* Priority 1: Reducing water quality impacts: Identify and prioritise practical management actions capable of protecting and improving water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region.

* Priority 2: Water quality monitoring and reporting

* Priority 3: Protecting the Reef: Crown-of-thorns starfish

* Priority 4: Reducing potential impacts: Dredging activity

* Priority 5: Impact of water quality and climate factors on economically relevant reef species

* Priority 6: Protection of identified Reef systems of high biodiversity value

* Priority 7: Supporting traditional co-management

Round 3 (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)

The NESP Round 3 research projects commenced in January 2017, with research priorities were further narrowed via consultations with end users, stakeholders and the Department of Environment and Energy. The 15 projects funded for Round 3 grouped under three key priorities:

* Priority 1: Water Quality Improvement

* Priority 2: Improved Monitoring/Reporting/Assessment

* Priority 3: Improved Management of Key Species/Habitats

Round 4 (Jan 2018 - Dec 2020)

The NESP Round 4 projects commenced in January 2018. This round responded to the significant events in the Great Barrier Reef in 2006-2017 including mass coral bleaching and impacts of Cyclone Debbie. The focus of the NESP TWQ hub projects shifted towards direct intervention and management in the marine environment. All projects are aligned with the 3 NESP research themes, with higher priority given to specific issues. Additionally, 4 cross cutting issues were highlighted and integrated across multiple NESP hubs. These cross-cutting issues are:

* 1. consider current and future climate risks in the research design, delivery and recommendations, as appropriate, as recommended by the State of the Environment Report 2016

* 2. consider the social and economic value of the environmental asset/s and research outcomes, as appropriate

* 3. where possible, and where other considerations are equal, be targeted at areas with high conservation value such as National and World Heritage places and Ramsar wetlands

* 4. be designed with consideration of how it may intersect and integrate with the priorities of other NESP hubs.

For the Round 4 research plan, the 12 projects can be grouped under three headings:

* 1. Supporting Direct Interventions in the Marine Environment

* 2. Informing Reef Management in a Post-Bleaching/Increased Cyclone Frequency World

* 3. Improving Water Quality Emanating from Catchments

Round 5 (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)

Round 5 projects continue to focus on the research priorities outlined in Round 4. Many of the 15 projects in this round are extensions to previously completed or existing projects under previous rounds.

Full project details and reports from each Round can be found on the NESP TWQ website. The eAtlas has project pages for those projects that produced new datasets that have been published in the eAtlas.

Data Location: the datasets generated from each project are saved in the eAtlas enduring repository at e-atlas\data\NESP-TWQ-(1-5). All NESP TWQ data is available for download from the eAtlas

Status  onGoing: data is continually being updated
Point of contact
Individual name  Department of the Environment and Energy
Organisation name  Science Partnerships Section
Role  pointOfContact: party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource
Voice  02 6274 1226
Delivery point  GPO Box 787
City  Canberra
Administrative area  ACT
Postal code  2601
Country  Australia
Electronic mail address  research@environment.gov.au
Descriptive keywords 
marine (theme).
Commons License
Use limitation  All research content generated by NESP TWQ hub projects is available, where possible, under a creative common license. See the "NESP Data and Accessibility Guidelines" for more details.
Current License
Jurisdiction: au Attribution 3.0 Australia Attribution 3.0 Australia
Language  English
Character set  utf8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Topic category code  environment
Extent
Description  Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Torres Strait and Catchments, Australia
Polygon
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Extent
Time position  2015-06-01T00:00:00
Time position  2020-12-31T00:00:00
Distribution and On-line Resource(s)
OnLine resource  Point of truth URL of this metadata record
OnLine resource  National Environmental Science Programme (Department of the Environment)
OnLine resource  NESP Data and Accessibility Guidelines (Department of the Environment)
OnLine resource  eAtlas - Round 1 project pages (project datasets)
OnLine resource  NESP TWQ hub website - Round 1 project pages (project reports)
OnLine resource  eAtlas - Round 2 project pages (project datasets)
OnLine resource  NESP TWQ hub website - Round 2 project pages (project reports)
OnLine resource  eAtlas - Round 3 project pages (project datasets)
OnLine resource  NESP TWQ hub website - Round 3 project pages (project reports)
OnLine resource  eAtlas - Round 4 project pages (project datasets)
OnLine resource  NESP TWQ hub website - Round 4 project pages (project reports)
OnLine resource  National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystem (NERP TE) hub metadata record.
OnLine resource  eAtlas - Round 5 project pages (project datasets)
OnLine resource  NESP TWQ hub website - Round 5 project pages (project reports)
Data quality info
Hierarchy level  dataset: information applies to the dataset
Metadata constraints
Commons License
Current License
Jurisdiction: au Attribution 3.0 Australia Attribution 3.0 Australia
Metadata
File identifier  18386963-6960-4eb9-889b-d0964069ce13
Metadata language  English
Character set  utf8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Hierarchy level  collectionSession: information applies to the collection session
Date stamp  2021-03-09T02:15:36
Metadata standard name  Australian Marine Community Profile of ISO 19115:2005/19139
Metadata standard version  1.4
Metadata constraints
Commons License
Current License
Jurisdiction: au Attribution 3.0 Australia Attribution 3.0 Australia
Contact
Individual name  eAtlas Data Manager
Organisation name  Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Role  metadataContact: party who can be contacted about the metadata
Voice  +61 7 4753 4444
Delivery point  PRIVATE MAIL BAG 3, TOWNSVILLE MAIL CENTRE
City  Townsville
Administrative area  Queensland
Postal code  4810
Country  Australia
Electronic mail address  e-atlas@aims.gov.au
OnLine resource  eAtlas portal