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The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With contributions from international experts, this timely and fully updated second edition describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. It contains new chapters on shelf slopes and fisheries and addresses pressing issues such as climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and disease and invasive species. This is a must-read for the interested reef tourist, student, researcher and environmental manager. While it has an Australian focus, it can equally be used as a reference text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

Coral reef ecology --- Marine biodiversity --- Diversity, Marine biological --- Marine biological diversity --- Aquatic biodiversity --- Coral reefs and islands --- Reef ecology --- Ecology --- Coral reef ecology. --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Environmental conditions. --- Management. --- Environmental conditions --- Management --- Coral reef ecology - Australia - Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Marine biodiversity - Australia - Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) - Environmental conditions --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) - Management

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Coral reef ecology --- One Tree Island (Qld) --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld) --- One Tree Island (Qld.) --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- OCE Oceania --- Australia --- coral reefs --- islands --- flora --- community ecology --- ASW Western Asia --- Iraq --- Iran --- river --- Mesopotamia --- ecology --- One Tree Island (Qld.). --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.). --- Coral reef ecology - Australia - One Tree Island (Qld)

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Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and contain a diverse array of species, habitats and ecosystems. As many as 100 million species live in our oceans, contributing to a rich biodiversity far exceeding that found on land. Marine extinction risk has ramped up rapidly in the past 50 years, to converge upon the level of risk seen on land. People use and benefit from oceans and coasts in a number of important ways – through recreational activities, coastal living, tourism, fishing, shipping, and exploiting reserves of oil, gas and minerals found beneath the sea floor in many parts of the world. What are the human and climate change-related impacts on Australia’s fragile ocean ecology and marine habitats? Which species are most at risk? How is Australia conserving its rich marine environment, including the unique Great Barrier Reef? This book presents the latest key information on Australia’s ocean conservation and management approaches, fisheries and seafood sustainability, and reef management and marine pollution. Are our current efforts to preserve the treasures of our mostly aquatic planet only amounting to a mere drop in the ocean?

Marine resources conservation --- Marine resources --- Marine habitat conservation --- Climatic changes --- Management --- Effect of human beings on --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Environmental conditions. --- Management. --- Effect of human beings on.

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One of the world's natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometres in a maze of coral reefs and islands along Australia's north-eastern coastline. Now unfolding the fascinating story behind its mystique this 2002 book provides for the first time a comprehensive cultural and ecological history of European impact, from early voyages of discovery to developments in Reef science and management. Incisive and a delight to read in its thorough account of the scientific, social and environmental consequences of European impact on the world's greatest coral reef system, this extraordinary book is sure to become a classic.

Natural history --- Coral reef conservation --- Conservation of coral reefs --- Coral reefs and islands --- Maintenance of coral reef productivity --- Nature conservation --- Conservation --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- History. --- Arts and Humanities --- History