Project 10.2 of the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub investigates links between human systems and the Great Barrier Reef from 2012 to 2014. Researchers from the Australian Ocean Data Network designed surveys to value ecosystem services and analyzed proxies for rainfall, land use, and economic variables. The work aims to determine how socio-economic factors like beef prices and exchange rates influence water quality in the reef lagoon.
Use Cases
- Valuing reef ecosystem services based on resident and tourist survey data mentioned in the description
- Modeling the impact of reef health deterioration on tourism visits and expenditure
- Analyzing the influence of socio-economic variables like beef prices on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon
Strengths
- Project focuses on a specific, high-profile ecosystem: the Great Barrier Reef
- Research design incorporates both monetary and non-monetary valuation techniques for ecosystem services
- Analysis integrates socio-economic variables (e.g., beef prices, exchange rates) with biophysical data
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Likely contains survey data from residents and tourists, and proxy data for catchment-scale variables like rainfall and land use.
- Time Range
- 2012-2014
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-10 22:46:25.535806; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia