| Description |
1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Author affiliations -- Abbreviations -- Cultural sensitivity warning -- 1: Australia's coral reefs -- Coral reefs around Australia -- The coral reefs of Western Australia -- The isolated reefs of Australia's north-west shelf -- Kimberley corals exposed -- The Cocos (Keeling) Islands -- Christmas Island -- Torres Strait -- Coral Sea -- Lord Howe Island -- The Great Barrier Reef -- Under the bunggu: the inspiration of sea country -- References -- 2: Living with Australia's coral reefs |
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Changing perceptions of Australia's coral reefs -- Three coral reefs in Yanyuwa country, meaningful and powerful -- Encountering and charting the hazardous reefs of Australia,1622-1864 -- Frank Hurley's aquarium and the art of coral reef science -- Coral reefs of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) -- Saving Australia's reefs: how much are they worth to us? -- Bêche-de-mer: the cornerstone of Australian fisheries -- Western rock lobster and the Houtman Abrolhos Islands -- Coral reef tourism -- References -- 3: The evolution of science on the Great Barrier Reef |
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The Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928-29 -- Revisiting the corals of the Low Isles 90 years later -- The 1973 expedition to the northern Great Barrier Reef -- Determining the age of the Great Barrier Reef: a voyage of discovery -- The Australian Museum's quest for a research station -- Early coral reef science at Heron and One Tree islands -- A network of research stations: advancing reef science under global change -- References -- 4: Understanding the fundamentals of coral reefs -- Scientific drilling on the Great Barrier Reef: unlocking the history of the reef -- Australia's reef islands |
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Tropical cyclones and Australia's coral reefs -- Marginal reefs: distinct ecosystems of extraordinarily high conservation value -- The basics of coral biology -- The importance of reproduction and connectivity in reef renewal -- Coral reef ecology -- Sex, baby fish, connectivity and recruitment to reefs -- The sharks, rays, whales and dugongs of Australia's coral reefs -- Sea snakes: a unique group of marine reptiles -- References -- 5: Managing Australia's coral reefs -- The Great Barrier Reef as a cultural landscape: continuing our connection through the eyes of a Traditional Owner ranger |
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The connectedness of reefs, whales and people: a Yuin teaching -- Management based on a sound understanding of the Great Barrier Reef -- Filling in the pieces of the crown-of-thorns starfish puzzle -- Water quality -- Impacts and opportunities for floodplain wetlands on the Great Barrier Reef -- Zoning the Great Barrier Reef -- Mapping Australia's coral reefs -- Citizen science for managing Queensland's coral reef habitats -- Monitoring coral reefs at the Australian Institute of Marine Science -- The use of advanced technology for monitoring coral reefs -- References |
| Summary |
Explores Australia's evolving relationship with coral reefs through a diverse range of perspectives |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6: Scientists as advocates for Australia'scoral reefs |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hamylton, Sarah M
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Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove
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| ISBN |
9781486315499 |
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1486315496 |
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