Investigation of mangrove dieback Fitzroy River, Rockhampton

Source: QLD EPA
"The dieback of mangroves currently being observed in the Fitzroy River adjacent to
Rockhampton town centre and downstream is the result of a major flood event that occurred in the Fitzroy River in early 2008. This flood event was prolonged and lasted for approximately four (4) weeks. The prolonged flood resulted in the inundation of, and subsequent death or dieback of, the mangroves along the Fitzroy River and associated streams. Many of the mangroves subject to dieback are currently re-shooting and there is considerable seedling re-establishment within the mangrove communities. Dieback of grey mangrove has also occurred in the lower reaches of the Fitzroy River but this is most likely associated with a major flood event in 1991 and not the flood event of early 2008."