Nutrient Dynamics and Primary Production in Coastal Creeks of Keppel Bay

A dataset augmenting limited water quality data from the Queensland EPA, collected under the Fitzroy agricultural contaminants project and Coastal CRC. It consolidates investigations into coastal creek systems delivering into Keppel Bay, Australia. The data supports qualitative conclusions and the development of a conceptual model for interacting biogeochemical processes.

Use Cases

• Modeling nutrient transport dynamics based on water quality parameters mentioned in the description
• Analyzing pelagic primary production in coastal creek systems
• Developing conceptual models of interacting biogeochemical processes in Keppel Bay
• Assessing the impact of agricultural contaminants on coastal water quality

Strengths

• Augments limited prior data from the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
• Supports the development of a quantitative characterization of coastal creek biogeochemistry

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Data collected under the Fitzroy agricultural contaminants project and Coastal CRC

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 21:17:40.066708; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coastal creeks delivering into Keppel Bay, Australia