Conceptual models of the hydrodynamics, fine sediment dynamics, biogeochemistry and primary production in the Fitzroy Estuary

Ian Webster was responsible for planning and oversight of this project and for writing most of the final report. Phillip Ford was the leader of the Coastal CRC project on carbon and nutrient cycling in the Fitzroy Estuary whose results form the major basis for the conceptual models. Development and application of the hydrodynamic and sediment model for the Fitzroy were supervised by Nugzar Margvelashvili and Barbara Robson undertook the development and application of the biogeochemical model. The hydrodynamic, fine-sediment dynamics, and biogeochemical modelling activity contributed significantly to the interpretation of the measurements which underpins the conceptual models. John Parslow assisted in the formulation of the conceptual models and is the leader of the modelling team in CSIRO Marine Research. We also acknowledge other members of the modelling team including John Andrewartha, Allan Griiffiths, Pavel Sakov, and Pei Tillman. We are grateful to the Fitzroy Basin Association (especially Claire Rogers) for their interest and encouragement during this project. Bob Noble, who is the Regional Coordinator in the Fitzroy for the CRC Coastal Zone, and Bob Packett were indefatigible in tracking down information for us and we thank them for their help. The Hydrographic Section of DNRM (especially Ian Wallace and Peter Voltz) were most helpful in providing hydrological data. The interest of the Rockhampton community in this project, and the associated CRC Coastal Zone projects in the Fitzroy, was most rewarding.