Port Curtis mangrove monitoring programme : [for] Gladstone Port Authority surveys: 1994 - 2001

The Port Curtis mangrove monitoring programme is an ongoing assessment of the possible impacts of these developments on adjacent mangrove communities. Key study areas and parameters were identified and sentinel plots established with corresponding reference plots near Curtis Island. This report documents sampling at these plots between June 1994 and October 2001. Sentinel and reference plots were monitored for productivity, basal area, foliage cover, crab activity, substrate type and sedimentation in fixed locations over time.