Corporate AuthorEnvironmental Resources of Australia Pty Ltd; Western Australia. Fremantle Port AuthorityDescriptionThis report is part of a continuing research programme which monitors the persistence of the Cockburn Sound ecosystem in relation to constructional and industrial modifications. It documents the condition of the ecosystem during the Autumn and Winter of 1973. The present investigation has been oriented toward establishing the cause for the deterioration of the main stabilizing agent of the foreshore community - the seagrass meadow. Previous reports have indicated that this deterioration was related to contaminants from industrial effluents. However, the specific mechanism causing the deterioration of the seagrass meadows had not been investigated. Introductory studies into this aspect were conducted during this investigation. These studies have enabled the development of techniques for monitoring water quality. It is anticipated that these techniques can be further refined to define the mechanisms responsible for the deterioration of the seagrass meadows in Cockburn SoundImprintFremantle, W.A. Fremantle Port Authority 1974Collation66, [8] leaves ill., maps 30 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1974NotesCover title; Spiral bindingPublication FormatReport
The Cockburn Sound ecosystem Autumn 1973. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/22913
