Catchment to Reef Research Group, Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2012;65(4-9):81-100. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.012. Epub 2012 Jan 16.
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a World Heritage Area and contains extensive areas of coral reef, seagrass meadows and fisheries resources. From adjacent catchments, numerous rivers discharge pollutants from agricultural, urban, mining and industrial activity. Pollutant sources have been identified and include suspended sediment from erosion in cattle grazing areas; nitrate from fertiliser application on crop lands; and herbicides from various land uses. The fate and effects of these pollutants in the receiving marine environment are relatively well understood. The Australian and Queensland Governments responded to the concerns of pollution of the GBR from catchment runoff with a plan to address this issue in 2003 (Reef Plan; updated 2009), incentive-based voluntary management initiatives in 2007 (Reef Rescue) and a State regulatory approach in 2009, the Reef Protection Package. This paper reviews new research relevant to the catchment to GBR continuum and evaluates the appropriateness of current management responses.
大堡礁（GBR）是世界自然遗产地，拥有广阔的珊瑚礁、海草草甸和渔业资源。从相邻的集水区，许多河流从农业、城市、采矿和工业活动中排放污染物。已经确定了污染源，包括来自牛放牧区侵蚀的悬浮物；农田施肥产生的硝酸盐；以及各种土地利用产生的除草剂。这些污染物在受纳海洋环境中的归宿和影响已得到较好的了解。澳大利亚和昆士兰州政府对大堡礁受到集水区径流污染的问题表示关注，于 2003 年制定了一项计划（大堡礁计划；2009 年更新），2007 年采取了基于激励的自愿管理举措（大堡礁救援），2009 年采取了州级监管办法，即大堡礁保护一揽子计划。本文综述了与集水区到大堡礁连续统相关的新研究，并评估了当前管理对策的适宜性。
