Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
University of Queensland
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Queensland, Australia
Physical Description:
various pagings
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37626
Legacy PEIN ID:
77636
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Dugongs - Pesticides
Dugongs - Protection
Abstract
Dugong populations in the southern Great Barrier Reef Region have undergone a major population decline over the last 10 years. Anthropogenic influences including capture in fishing nets, hunting, loss of seagrass habitat and local water quality degradation caused by coastal and hinterland development all threaten dugong populations. Pesticides including organochlorine compounds have been extensively applied by Queenslands intensive coastal agriculture industry. The persistent nature of many of these types of compounds raises the potential for continued long-term chronic exposure of Great Barrier Reef seagrasses and dugongs. This is important as organochlorines may affect marine mammal reproduction and immune system functioning, and have been implicated in marine mammal population declines elsewhere. Herbicide runoff from agricultural lands has the potential to impact seagrass, the major food consumed by dugongs.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
University of Queensland
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Queensland, Australia
Physical Description:
various pagings
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37626
Legacy PEIN ID:
77636
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 06-Dec-2010
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020