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  27. <meta content="Inputs of inorganic nutnents in 1992 from seabirds (white-capped noddy and wedgetail
  28. shearwater, maximum of ca 80 000 breeding pairs) are compared to inputs from humans (97 700 person
  29. days) on Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We estimated that nod-
  30. dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano
  31. was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar
  32. composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t
  33. phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total
  34. nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural
  35. conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the
  36. 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
  37. of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less
  38. than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into
  39. the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of
  40. nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher
  41. mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide
  42. than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide
  43. suggest that nutrients may be transported from guano on Heron Island into the water immediately
  44. surrounding the island The exact fate and mechanisms of transport of all nutnents require further
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  171. days) on Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We estimated that nod-
  172. dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano
  173. was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar
  174. composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t
  175. phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total
  176. nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural
  177. conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the
  178. 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
  179. of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less
  180. than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into
  181. the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of
  182. nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher
  183. mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide
  184. than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide
  185. suggest that nutrients may be transported from guano on Heron Island into the water immediately
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  299. <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Nutrient inputs from seabirds and humans on a populated coral cay</h1>
  300. <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&#13;
  301. shearwater, maximum of ca 80 000 breeding pairs) are compared to inputs from humans (97 700 person&#13;
  302. days) on Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. We estimated that nod-&#13;
  303. dies deposited ca 107 t and shearwaters ca 22 t, of fresh guano The composition of fresh noddy guano&#13;
  304. was 7.3 % nitrogen 1.5 % phosphorus. 60 % moisture and 31.2 % other substances. Assuming a similar&#13;
  305. composition for shearwaters the total annual deposition of guano contained 9.4 t nitrogen and 1.9 t&#13;
  306. phosphorus. Experiments examining effects of ageing of guano indicated a large decrease in total&#13;
  307. nitrogen in guano under humid conditions over 4 d as a result of volatilisation of NH3. Under natural&#13;
  308. conditions most of the deposited nitrogen is likely to be lost as NH, and a relatively small fraction ot the&#13;
  309. 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&#13;
  310. of nitrogen and phosphorus from human sewage into the cay system (ca 0.3 t of each) were much less&#13;
  311. than that from birds, all nutrients from humans are released in liquid form and percolate directly into&#13;
  312. the cay. Significant seasonal and tidal variations in standing concentratlons of NH3 oxidised forms of&#13;
  313. nitrogen (NO2,+NO3), and PO4, were detected in the water column around the island. Trends of higher&#13;
  314. mean concentrations of all nutrients in summer than in winter, and higher concentrations at low tide&#13;
  315. than at high tide except at sites close to the Island where nutrient levels were high independent of tide&#13;
  316. suggest that nutrients may be transported from guano on Heron Island into the water immediately&#13;
  317. surrounding the island The exact fate and mechanisms of transport of all nutnents require further&#13;
  318. 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&#13;
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