Modelling the impact of land use and catchment characteristics on stream water quality using a Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach in the Great Barrier Reef catchments

S Liu; D Ryu; A Western; JA Webb; A Lintern; D Waters; B Thomson

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Modelling the impact of land use and catchment characteristics on stream water quality using a Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach in the Great Barrier Reef catchments

S Liu, D Ryu, A Western, JA Webb, A Lintern, D Waters, B Thomson, G Syme (ed.), D Hatton MacDonald (ed.), B Fulton (ed.), J Piantadosi (ed.)

Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. | Published : 2017

Abstract

The near-shore ocean ecosystem is influenced by catchment runoff. The Great Barrier Reef has been experiencing significant water quality deterioration over the past 150 years, due in part to agricultural intensification and urban settlement in adjacent catchments (Thorburn et al., 2013). There is a need for us to understand the influences of catchment characteristics on stream water quality, with an aim to mitigate and manage the water quality issue in the terrestrial stream runoff derived from the adjacent Great Barrier Reef catchments. The event-based water quality monitoring data set from the Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Program across six Natural Management Regions provides a po..

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Andrew Western Author

Angus Webb Author

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Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling