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Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and Beyond – A Synthesis Read chapter Read first chapter

2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Moreton Bay and Its Estuaries: A Sub-tropical System Under Pressure from Rapid Population Growth

Authors : Badin Gibbes, Alistair Grinham, David Neil, Andrew Olds, Paul Maxwell, Rod Connolly, Tony Weber, Nicola Udy, James Udy

Published in: Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond

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Abstract

Moreton Bay and its associated estuaries are an example of a complex aquatic system that is under increasing pressure from rapid population growth and urbanisation. Although the extent of decline in ecosystem health within Moreton Bay and its associated estuaries is significant and well documented, a range of innovative management responses have been implemented to reverse current declines. An overview of the development of Moreton Bay is provided, highlighting the dynamic and resilient nature of the system over geological time. The ecological responses that occur at decadal timeframes are presented along with a summary of the current state of the Bay’s ecology. The future challenges that are posed by predicted population increases, urbanisation and changes to the region’s climate are also discussed. The highly variable nature of the system over relatively short timeframes (i.e. flood vs non-flood conditions) as well as the ability of the system to adapt to long term changes (i.e. past morphological and ecosystem shifts) suggests that Moreton Bay and its associated estuaries have significant capacity to adapt to change. Whether the current rate of anthropogenically induced change is too rapid for the system to adapt, or whether such adaptions will be undesirable, is unable to be ascertained in any detail at this stage. Notwithstanding the above, the combination of a science-based management framework and the collaborative decision making processes that have been implemented to halt the decline of Moreton Bay have shown remarkable progress in a relatively short period of time.

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Metadata
Title
Moreton Bay and Its Estuaries: A Sub-tropical System Under Pressure from Rapid Population Growth
Authors
Badin Gibbes
Alistair Grinham
David Neil
Andrew Olds
Paul Maxwell
Rod Connolly
Tony Weber
Nicola Udy
James Udy
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond

Print ISBN: 978-94-007-7018-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-7019-5

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7019-5_12