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shearwater, maximum of ca 80 000 breeding pairs) are compared to inputs from humans (97 700 person
days) on Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We estimated that nod-
dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano
was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar
composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t
phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total
nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural
conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the
soluble component leached into the cay, but the precise dynamics will depend on ramfall and wind patterns. Phosphorus was not volatilised from guano under any expenmental conditions. Although inputs
of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less
than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into
the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of
nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher
mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide
than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide
suggest that nutrients may be transported from guano on Heron Island into the water immediately
surrounding the island The exact fate and mechanisms of transport of all nutnents require further
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dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano
was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar
composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t
phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total
nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural
conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the
soluble component leached into the cay, but the precise dynamics will depend on ramfall and wind patterns. Phosphorus was not volatilised from guano under any expenmental conditions. Although inputs
of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less
than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into
the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of
nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher
mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide
than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Nutrient inputs from seabirds and humans on a populated coral cay</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Staunton Smith, Jonathan</span> and <span class="person_name">Johnson, Craig R.</span> (1995) <xhtml:em>Nutrient inputs from seabirds and humans on a populated coral cay.</xhtml:em> Marine Ecology Progress Series, 124 . pp. 189-200. ISSN 0171-8630</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_1554' );" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_1554' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1210/1/stauntonsmith.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_1554"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1210/thumbnails/1/preview.png" border="0" class="ep_preview_image" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1210/1/stauntonsmith.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />975Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v124/p189-200/">http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v124/p189-200/</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Inputs of inorganic nutnents in 1992 from seabirds (white-capped noddy and wedgetail
shearwater, maximum of ca 80 000 breeding pairs) are compared to inputs from humans (97 700 person
days) on Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We estimated that nod-
dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano
was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar
composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t
phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total
nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural
conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the
soluble component leached into the cay, but the precise dynamics will depend on ramfall and wind patterns. Phosphorus was not volatilised from guano under any expenmental conditions. Although inputs
of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less
than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into
the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of
nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher
mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide
than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide
suggest that nutrients may be transported from guano on Heron Island into the water immediately
surrounding the island The exact fate and mechanisms of transport of all nutnents require further
attention.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Seabirds Guano; Sewage Inorganic nutrients; Eutrophication; Coral reefs
</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270702.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1210</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Professor Craig R. Johnson</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">24 Jun 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">04 Feb 2008 17:08</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1210;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1210">item control page</a></p>
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