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2017 Scientific Consensus Statement: land use impacts on the Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition
Summary
This consensus statement, produced by a multidisciplinary panel, summarizes scientific knowledge on how land use practices affect water quality and ecosystem condition in the Great Barrier Reef, underpinning the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan.
This report provides the 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement for the Great Barrier Reef – a review of the significant advances in scientific knowledge of water quality issues in the Great Barrier Reef to arrive at a consensus on the current understanding of the system. The consensus statement was produced by a multidisciplinary group of scientists, with oversight from the Reef Independent Science Panel, and supports the development of the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022.
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