Report for Acquatic Health Unit, NT Department of Land Resource Management

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).The goals of this study are: 1) To present what is known currently of the status and function of Darwin Harbour in regard to nutrient loads and the processing of these; 2) To outline how to address the question of nutrient assimilative capacity of the Harbour, and what further knowledge is needed to achieve it; 3) To identify how to tackle the knowledge gaps and recommend a priority for their resolution. This desktop study forms part of the Darwin Harbour Water Quality Protection Plan (WQPP) project and conforms to a priority of the plan to protect Darwin Harbour waterways from excessive nutrient inputs. - IntroductionExecutive summary -- Introduction -- Nutrient distribution and cycling in Darwin Harbour, and the broader system ecology - a review -- Nutrient assimilative capacity in Darwin Harbour - thresholds and the means of assessing them and predicting their advent -- Knowledge gaps and their filling -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Appendix