The health of the aquatic environment in the Darwin Harbour region (Map 1.1) is assessed in this report based on monitoring undertaken by the Natural Resource Management Division of the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts. The objective of the monitoring is to provide an overview of the aquatic environment's health.,
Notes
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Table of contents
Introduction -- Catchment description -- Freshwater aquatic environments -- Condition of riparian (stream-side) land -- River flows -- Stream water quality -- The amount of sediment, nutrients and metals that enter the harbour each year -- Pesticides -- Aquatic weeds in the Darwin Harbour Region -- Stream macroalgae -- Stream diatoms -- Stream macroinvertebrates -- Freshwater fish -- freshwater lagoons -- Darwin Harbour water quality -- Collaborative monitoring and research with the Australian Institute of Marine Science -- Mangroves,
Language
English,
Subject
Community benefits,
Marine environment,
Aquatic environment,
Sustainable environment,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Darwin,
Series
Report No. 5/2005,
Now known as
Northern Territory. Department of Environment and Natural Resources,