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  • Conceptual Diagrams
      • Introduction
          • Read all about Conceptual diagrams including:

            • Science Conceptual models
            • Stressor models
            • Typology


            Visit the conceptual diagrams overview page or browse through this menu to find information on specific topics.

          • Acknowledgements
          • Build a Conceptual Model
          • Further Information on Conceptual Models
          • References
      • Science Conceptual models
        • Beach geomorphic models
        • Estuarine biophysical models
        • Process models
        • Threat models
      • Stressor models
        • pH (changed from natural) model
        • Aquatic sediments (changed from natural) model
        • Connectivity (changed from natural) model
        • Biota removal/disturbance model
        • Nutrients (changed from natural) model
        • Freshwater flow regime (changed from natural) model
        • Habitat removal/disturbance model
        • Hydrodynamics (changed from natural) model
        • Litter model
        • Organic matter (changed from natural) model
        • Bacteria/pathogens model
        • Pest (plant, animal) species model
        • Toxicants model
      • Typology
        • Classification of Australian Coastal Waterways
        • Beaches
        • Estuarine Typology
  • Indicators
      • Introduction
        • Read all about Coastal Indicators through a series of factsheets covering:

          • Coastal issues
          • Biophysical indicators
          • Pressure indicators
          • Coastal management indicators


          Visit the Coastal indicators factsheets page or browse through this menu to find information on specific indicators.

      • Coastal issues
          • Declining water quality
            • Acid sulfate soils
            • Anoxic and hypoxic events
            • Coastal eutrophication
            • Freshwater (environmental) flows
            • Fine sediment loads
            • Animal  kills
            • Algal blooms
            • Shellfish quality and closures
          • Climate change
            • Beach erosion
            • Climate Change
            • The enhanced greenhouse effect (Global warming)
            • Ocean acidification
            • Saline intrusion
            • Sea level rise
            • Vector borne diseases
              • CoastAdapt 
              • Coastal Risk Australia 
              • National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 
          • Habitat/species alterations
            • Changes in biodiversity
            • Hydrodynamic alteration of coastal waterways
            • Loss of coastal wetland habitat
            • Marine pest invasions
          • Economic values & consequences
            • Economic consequences of acid sulfate soils
            • Economic consequences of algal blooms
            • Economic consequences of declining biodiversity
            • Economic consequences of mangrove removal
            • Economic consequences of marine pest invasions
            • Economic contribution of recreational fisheries
            • Economic value of estuarine commercial fisheries
            • Human-Made capital located in estuaries
      • Biophysical indicators
          • Water quality
            • Dissolved oxygen
            • Marine pathogens
            • Metal contaminants
            • pH of coastal waterways
            • Salinity
            • Water temperature
            • Turbidity
            • Water column nutrients
            • Partial pressure of carbon dioxide
            • Chlorophyll a concentrations
          • Sediment quality
            • Benthic carbon dioxide flux
            • Sediment denitrification efficiency
            • Sediment organic matter and nutrients
            • Sediment production/respiration ratio
            • Sedimentation rates
            • Sediment TOC:TS ratios and degree of pyritisation
            • Toxicants
          • Habitat extent & quality
            • Beach and dune indicators
            • Saltmarsh and saltflat areas
            • Changes in seagrass areas
            • Changes in coastal wetland coverage
            • Index of habitat variability
            • Isohaline position
            • Changes in mangrove areas
            • Maturity index and lifespan
          • Biotic indicators
            • Benthic invertebrates
            • Diatom species composition
            • Fish Assemblages
            • Hermit Crab species
            • Imposex frequency
            • Intertidal invertebrates
            • Macroalgal indicators
            • Seagrass species
            • Shorebird counts
      • Pressure indicators
          • Agricultural
            • Percent of agriculture on steep slopes
            • Impoundment density
            • Percent of agricultural land
            • Pesticide hazard
            • Rivers through forests
          • Industrial
            • Aquaculture pressure
            • Coastal tourism
            • Fishing pressure
            • Industrial point source hazard
            • Shipping, boating and yachting pressure
          • Urban
            • Coastal discharges
            • Coastal population
            • Nutrient point source hazard
            • Stormwater discharges
          • Catchment condition
            • Catchment condition index
            • Native vegetation extent
            • Rivers in acid hazard
      • Coastal management indicators
          • Coastal management indicators
            • Coastal care community groups
            • Marine network participation
            • Marine protected areas
  • Management
      • Introduction
          • Read all about Natural Resource Management including:

            • Spectral library
            • Environmental management framework
            • Coastal stressors
            • Tools & information
            • Reporting Tools


            Visit the Natural Resource Management overview page or browse through this menu to find information on specific topics.

      • Spectral library
          • Spectral library
            • Field spectroradiometers for calibration and validation of water quality maps from satellite imagery
            • Australian shallow waters spectral library
      • Environmental management framework
          • People and processes
            • Frameworks under the NAP and NHT programs
            • The National Water Quality Management framework
            • How to inform people?
            • Who needs to be involved?
            • Linking the frameworks
            • Critical success factors
          • Current understanding
            • What are the causes and consequences of water quality ‘issues’?
            • The scope of water quality management strategy
          • Vision
            • How do you develop draft water quality objectives?
            • How do you develop guidelines?
            • How do you determine draft Environmental Values?
            • What environmental values already exist?
            • What are your environmental management goals?
            • What are water quality guidelines?
            • What are environmental values?
            • Where can you find guidelines for environmental values?
          • Planning
            • What are your alternative management strategies?
            • How do you combine these assessments to make decisions?
            • What are the impacts of each management strategy?
          • Implementation
            • How do you implement your water quality management strategy?
          • Monitoring & review
            • How do you design a water quality monitoring program?
            • What and why are you monitoring?
            • Review the water quality management strategy
            • Users’ guide for estuarine, coastal and marine indicators for regional NRM monitoring
      • Coastal stressors
          • Coastal stressors
            • What are stressors?
            • Aquatic sediments (changed from natural)
            • Biota removal/disturbance
            • Connectivity (changed from natural)
            • Excess freshwater (hyposalinity)
            • Freshwater flow regime (changed from natural)
            • Habitat removal/disturbance
            • Hydrodynamics (changed from natural)
            • Excess salt (hypersalinity)
            • Litter (rubbish)
            • Nutrients (changed from natural)
            • Organic matter (changed from natural)
            • Bacteria/pathogens
            • Pest (plant, animal) species
            • pH (changed from natural)
            • Toxicants
            • Water temperature (changed from natural)
      • Tools & information
          • Tools
            • Build a Conceptual Model
            • Coastal Eutrophication Risk Assessment Tool (CERAT)
            • Numerical modelling
            • Decision Support Tools
            • NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub 
          • Information
            • Coastal stakeholder search
            • Regional plans & strategies
      • Reporting Tools
          • Reporting Tools
            • Reporting Tools
            • Report Cards
            • National Intertidal/Subtidal Benthic Habitat
      • Plans and Policies
  • Maps & Data
      • Coastal Geomorphology
          • Coastal Sediment Compartments Data 
          • InletTracker: toolkit for remotely-sensed monitoring of coastal inlets 
          • Smartline & Coastal Sediment Compartments Maps 
          • Smartline Data 
          • Smartline Reports & Manual (zip file) 
      • Sea Level Rise & Coastal Inundation
          • Bureau of Meterology: Storm Surges 
          • CoastAdapt: Sea Level Rise and You 
          • Coastal Risk Australia (coastal flooding maps) 
      • Satellite Coastal & Marine Data
          • Digital Earth Australia: Coastlines 
          • Digital Earth Australia: High and Low Tide Composites 
          • Digital Earth Australia: Intertidal Extents Model 
          • NationalMap – view & access Digital Earth Australia Data 
      • Relevant Links
          • Bathymetry (AusSeabed) 
          • Bureau of Meterology: Climate Change 
          • Climate Change in Australia 
          • Geoscience Australia: Marine and Coastal 
          • Intertidal Extents Model, Tidal Composite Images, and Water Observations from Space - WOfS 
          • Track (Tropical Rivers) 
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OzCoasts provides comprehensive information about Australia's coast, including its estuaries, coastal waterways and climate change impact. This helps to generate a better understanding of coastal environments, the complex processes that occur in them, the potential environmental health issues.

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