A measurement-to-modelling approach to understand catchment-to-reef processes: sediment transport in a highly turbid estuary

As sediments carried by rivers enter coastal waters, fine particles can reduce the amount of light that reaches the reef through light attenuation. The Fitzroy Estuary - Keppel Bay (FE-KB), being the second-largest source of sediments to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) poses a significant threat to the...

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Main Authors: Ziyu Xiao, Geoffrey Carlin, Andrew D. L. Steven, Daniel N. Livsey, Dehai Song, Joseph R. Crosswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1215161/full