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Environmental Management of Aquaculture Effluent: Development of Biological Indicators and Biological Filters Adrian B. Jones Environmental Management of Aquaculture Effluent: Development of Biological Indicators and Biological Filters A Thesis submitted by Adrian B. Jones B.Sc. (Hons) The University of Queensland, Australia to the Department of Botany The University of Queensland AUSTRALIA in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy within The University of Queensland July 1999 STATEMENT The work presented in this thesis is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, original, except as acknowledged in the text, and the material has not been submitted, either in whole or in part, for a degree at this or any other University. Signed................................................ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This thesis was initiated from a Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) grant to Dr Nigel Preston (CSIRO) and Moreton Bay Prawn Farm. Additional funding was provided through grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to Dr William C. Dennison, the CRC for Aquaculture and a University of Queensland Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Its hard to believe its finally finished. From the early days at CSIRO and Moreton Bay Prawn Farm laying concrete slabs and besser brick raceways to cruising Moreton Bay in thunder storms, the all-nighters at Straddie and then the endless days and nights in front of the computer. None of it would have been possible without the support and friendship of many people, mostly from the Marine Botany Group at UQ. Dr. Bill Dennison, who developed my interest in marine research through his amazing enthusiasm in the field, for his advice and suggestions, and for his ability to make you realise that its not all as bad as it seems when you’re in the depths of confusion. To everyone else in Marine Botany who provided help with field work, help with interpretation and presentation of results, proof reading of manuscripts, and general friendship and support. In particular, thanks to Cindy Heil, Michele Burford, Mark O’Donohue and Joelle Prange who reviewed various sections of the thesis. Also a special mention to Ros Murrell who has tirelessly helped me to track down a certain person when times were desperate. You were my link to the outside world during those last six months. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS viii Dr. Nigel Preston, CSIRO Cleveland Marine Laboratories, for his constant “encouragement” regarding my writing abilities, his invaluable help regarding the initial planning of the thesis topic, his timely pep talks and last minute editing. Theresa Mitchell, for her help, efficiency, support and advice regarding anything and everything to do with forms, policies, scholarships and finally the thesis submission procedures. Life at Botany just isn’t the same without you! Jan Stewart, for conducting the isotopic analyses, and Gordon Moss for analysing the amino acid samples. Sabine Roberts who read early drafts of all the chapters, picking my grammar to pieces and helping get my thoughts on the right track. Thankyou so much for all your help, encouragement and friendship throughout my PhD. My parents who put up with me over the last 4 years constantly complaining about how this didn’t work and that didn’t work, and “no, I don’t know when I will finish it all.” Thankyou for being there to listen to my complaining, and for your support and most importantly, for never pressuring me. Finally to Tracey, who despite my constant rebuttal continued to maintain that somehow I would finish it before our flight left. Thankyou for your support during my constant state of stress and panic, especially when I was having serious doubts as to how I would manage to finish it on time. Thankyou for putting up with no end of complaints and irrational ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix behaviour, and for always being there and for accepting my stream of unfulfilled promises. Thankyou for your marathon proof reading / printing / collation efforts at the end, especially amongst the continual printer jams and photocopying nightmares and my accompanying frustration and rampage. Thankyou for somehow managing to keep me together! Most importantly, thankyou for your love, companionship, support and understanding.

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