Publications about Moreton Bay

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The crew member

The crew member's guide to the health of our waterways

Bill Dennison ·
1 January 1998

This book was the first in a series of publications in support of the Healthy Waterways campaign in Southeast Queensland, Australia. It provides a broad overview of Moreton Bay and its major tributaries, includes the first ecosystem report card for the region, and features 'catchment comments', personalized reflections from various community members and elected officials.

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Growth and physiological responses of three seagrass species to elevated sediment nutrients in Moreton Bay, Australia (Page 1)

Growth and physiological responses of three seagrass species to elevated sediment nutrients in Moreton Bay, Australia

Udy JW and Dennison WC ·
1997

Seagrasses, marine angiosperms with high rates of primary productivity, are often limited by the supply of nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). We investigated growth and physiological responses of three seagrass species (Halodule uninervis (Forsk.), Zostera capricorni Aschers and Cymodocea serrulata (r.Br.) Aschers) to elevated sediment N (100X control) and/or P (10x control) in adjacent monospecific beds over a 3 month period from spring to early summer.

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Physiological responses of seagrasses used to identify anthropogenic nutrient inputs (Page 1)

Physiological responses of seagrasses used to identify anthropogenic nutrient inputs

Udy JW and Dennison WC ·
1997

Fertilization experiments have established that seagrass growth in Moreton Bay can be limited by the supply of both N and P. In the present study, morphological and physiological characteristics (canopy height, shoot density, biomass, growth, tissue nutrient content, amino acid concentrations and delta(15)N ratios) of Zostera capricorni Aschers.

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Phytoplankton productivity response to nutrient concentrations, light availability and temperature along an Australian estuarine gradient (Page 1)

Phytoplankton productivity response to nutrient concentrations, light availability and temperature along an Australian estuarine gradient

O'Donohue MJH and Dennison WC ·
1997

Phytoplankton productivity and the factors that influence it were studied in the Logan River and southern Moreton Bay, a large embayment on the east coast of Australia. Phytoplankton productivity, dissolved and total nutrient concentrations, and turbidity were determined throughout high and low rainfall periods to characterize light and nutrient influences on productivity.

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Effects of ultraviolet and photosynthetically active radiation on five seagrass species (Page 1)

Effects of ultraviolet and photosynthetically active radiation on five seagrass species

Dawson SP and Dennison WC ·
1996

Five seagrass species [Halophila ovalis (R.Br) Hook. f., Halodule uninervis (Forsk.) Aschers., Zostera capricorni Aschers., Cymodocea serrulata (R.Br) Aschers. (ed.) and Syringodium isoetifolium (Aschers.) Dandy] from Moreton Bay, Australia, were grown under increased (+25%) and ambient levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and various morphological and physiological responses were examined.

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