Michele Burford
Key researcher
Griffith University
This project assessed the effects of different land-based development pressures on the assets and values of northern estuarine ecosystems. Research first focused on the effects of urban development in Darwin Harbour. The second part of the project focused on the effects of agriculture and potential water resource development in the southern estuaries of the Gulf of Carpentaria. In particular, young prawns living in the estuary were studied.
Scientific Paper
March 2019
Predicting the impacts of freshwater-flow alterations on prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) catches (scientific paper)
Duggan, M., Bayliss, P. & Burford, M.A. (2019). Predicting the impacts of freshwater-flow alterations on prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) catches. Fisheries Research, 215, 27-37.
Scientific Paper
July 2012
Effect of nutrient loading on biogeochemical processes in tropical tidal creeks (journal article)
Smith, J., Burford, M., Revill, A., Haese, A., & Fortune, T. (2012). Effect of nutrient loading on biogeochemical processes in tropical tidal creeks. Biogeochemistry, 108(1), 359-380. doi: 10.1007/s10533-011-9605-z
Scientific Paper
July 2012
Effect of sewage nutrients on algal production, biomass and pigments in tropical tidal creeks (journal article)
Burford, Revill, Smith, & Clementson. (2012). Effect of sewage nutrients on algal production, biomass and pigments in tropical tidal creeks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64(12), 2671-2680. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.10.008
Report
December 2010
Flow and fisheries: River impacts on estuarine prawns in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Other
April 2010
Sediment Sources near the Extreme Ends of Catchment Continuum and Topographic Dependence of Denudation in a Global Context (thesis)
Nawaz, M. (2010). Sediment Sources near the Extreme Ends of Catchment Continuum and Topographic Dependence of Denudation in a Global Context. PhD thesis, submitted. Charles Darwin University. https://espace.cdu.edu.au/eserv/cdu:13230/Thesis_CDU_13230_Nawaz_M.pdf
Report
September 2009
Biogeochemical processes and sewage markers in Buffalo Creek, Darwin
Scientific Paper
July 2008
Primary production and nutrients in a tropical macrotidal estuary, Darwin Harbour, Australia (scientific paper)
Burford, Alongi, Mckinnon, & Trott. 2008. Primary production and nutrients in a tropical macrotidal estuary, Darwin Harbour, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 79(3), 440-448. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.018
Info Sheet
February 2008
Healthy Estuaries
The project was carried out by a team of researchers from Griffith University, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Government, Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science and CSIRO.
The project team worked closely with commercial fishing companies in the Gulf who contributed resources and local knowledge.
Michele Burford from Griffith University was the project leader.
Key researcher
Griffith University
