NESP TWQ 2.1.6: Cumulative Impact Thresholds in the Great Barrier Reef, 2016-2018

NESP TWQ Project 2.1.6 produced experimental analyses and exposure maps for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area from 2016 to 2018. The project, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, investigated concentration-response relationships for species under controlled stressors like sediment, nutrients, and temperature. Results aimed to inform ecological risk assessments and management opportunities under the Reef2050 Plan.

Use Cases

• Modeling ecological risk based on experimental concentration-response relationships described in the project.
• Creating cumulative exposure maps based on field data for multiple stressors like sediment and nutrients.
• Informing coastal zone management strategies based on spatial and temporal assessments of environmental thresholds.

Strengths

• Focuses on a critical management area, the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
• Investigates multiple controlled environmental stressors, including sediments, turbidity, nutrients, light, salinity, and temperature.
• Aims to produce both individual and cumulative exposure maps for spatial risk assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-07-13.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Experimental analyses and synthesis of existing and new field data.

Time Range

2016-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 15:25:58.526934; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA), specifically coastal zones and inshore waters.