https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23895 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:48:12 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12301 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:11:38 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21313 Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni in an estuary in south-east Australia and of current management practices designed to reduce dock impacts on this seagrass. A field survey found that seagrass biomass was significantly reduced below docks, and the effects were not influenced by dock orientation. Management practices requiring the use of a mesh decking to provide greater light penetration reduced, but did not eliminate, the reduction in seagrass biomass caused by docks. A modified beyond BACI experiment provided evidence for a causal link between the installation of wooden or mesh docks and reductions in biomass of seagrass. The reduction in biomass was apparent 6 mo after dock installation, and by 26 mo seagrass biomass had declined by at least 90%. Faced with increasing coastal populations, increases in recreational use, and continued pressures from other human activities, alternative management practices that further minimize the effects of docks are needed.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:52:47 AEDT ]]>