Integrated research to improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region

F. J. Kroon

doi:10.1071/MF09216

PREFACE

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Integrated research to improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region

F. J. Kroon

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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PO Box 780, Atherton, Qld 4883, Australia. Email: frederieke.kroon@csiro.au

Marine and Freshwater Research 60(11) i-iii https://doi.org/10.1071/MF09216
Submitted: 3 September 2009 Accepted: 23 September 2009 Published: 17 November 2009

Acknowledgements

I thank the authors of the 13 publications that were submitted for consideration for the Special Issue, as well as the many referees who reviewed these manuscripts in a timely and constructive manner. Thanks go to Caroline Bruce for assistance with map production, and to Peter Roebeling, Peter Stone, Jim Wallace and Tony Webster for comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. CSIRO’s Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Program provided financial support to guest-edit this Special Issue.

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