Water around
most of the WT reefs had higher nutrient, sediment
and chlorophyll concentrations than around PC reefs.
While mean concentrations around the PC reefs were
fairly homogeneous, water quality around the WT reefs
varied more widely. Overall, the water quality index
(WQI) was strongly associated with reefs of the WT,
however Fitzroy Island and the Barnard Reefs in WT
had a WQI that was similar to that of Wilkie Reef in
PC (
Fig. 2
).