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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Christopher J
dc.contributor.authorJupiter, Stacy D
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Simon
dc.contributor.authorKlein, Carissa J
dc.contributor.authorMangubhai, Sangeeta
dc.contributor.authorMaina, Joseph M
dc.contributor.authorMumby, Peter
dc.contributor.authorOlley, Jon
dc.contributor.authorStewart-Koster, Ben
dc.contributor.authorTulloch, Vivitskaia
dc.contributor.authorWenger, Amelia
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-25T12:30:36Z
dc.date.available2017-09-25T12:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-05031-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/347222
dc.description.abstractCoastal ecosystems can be degraded by poor water quality. Tracing the causes of poor water quality back to land-use change is necessary to target catchment management for coastal zone management. However, existing models for tracing the sources of pollution require extensive data-sets which are not available for many of the world’s coral reef regions that may have severe water quality issues. Here we develop a hierarchical Bayesian model that uses freely available satellite data to infer the connection between land-uses in catchments and water clarity in coastal oceans. We apply the model to estimate the influence of land-use change on water clarity in Fiji. We tested the model’s predictions against underwater surveys, finding that predictions of poor water quality are consistent with observations of high siltation and low coverage of sediment-sensitive coral genera. The model thus provides a means to link land-use change to declines in coastal water quality.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom4740-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto4740-10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalScientific Reports
dc.relation.ispartofvolume7
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310305
dc.titleTracing the influence of land-use change on water quality and coral reefs using a Bayesian model
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
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gro.griffith.authorStewart-Koster, Ben D.
gro.griffith.authorOlley, Jon M.


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