Mangrove Ecosystems
Specific capabilities and areas of expertise:
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Floristic and fauna surveys
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Water quality assessments
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Health and impact assessments
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Integrated management solutions
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Ecological studies
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Potential and actual acid sulfate soils
Equipment and resources
The ACTFR is equipped with 4WD vehicles, an off-road box trailer, boats, nets, sediment corers and a variety of field survey and support equipment (e.g. field meters for water quality, global positioning systems). The ACTFR also provides full office, computing and telecommunications support for all aspects of its research and reporting and is well equipped with camping gear for long-term field survey.
The ACTFR also has close ties with the Botany, Zoology and Engineering Departments of James Cook University and often uses post-graduate students and staff as expert field assistants and sub-consultants.
