Coral Reefs Of Australia
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Author | : Sarah M Hamylton |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : 1486315496 |
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Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East. They have been viewed as a bedrock of coastal livelihoods, as uncharted and perilous nautical hazards, as valuable natural resources, and as unique, natural wonders with secrets waiting to be unlocked. Australia's coral reefs have sustained a global interest as places to visit, and as objects of study, science, protection and conservation."Coral Reefs of Australia" examines our evolving relationship with coral reefs, and explores their mystery and the fast pace at which they are now changing. Corals are feeling the dramatic impacts of global climate change, having undergone several devastating mass coral bleaching events, dramatic species range shifts and gradual ocean acidification. This comprehensive and engaging book brings together the diverse views of Indigenous Australians, coral reef scientists, managers and politicians to reveal how we interact with coral reefs, focussing on Indigenous culture, coastal livelihoods, exploration, discovery, scientific research and climate change. It will inform and inspire readers to learn more about these intriguing natural phenomena and how we can protect coral reefs for the future.
Author | : Pat Hutchings |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2008-11-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643099972 |
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. Contemporary pressing issues such as climate change, coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are also discussed. In addition,the book includes a field guide that will help people to identify the common animals and plants on the reef, then to delve into the book to learn more about the roles the biota play. Beautifully illustrated and with contributions from 33 international experts, The Great Barrier Reef 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 baseline text for most Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Winner of a Whitley Certificate of Commendation for 2009.
Author | : Gail Gibbons |
Publisher | : Holiday House |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2019-11-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0823443701 |
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What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colorful at nighttime? Learn about some of the most beautiful locations in the natural world Marine biologists believe coral reefs existed 400 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today this active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly colored corals, plants, and animals--more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is so large that astronauts can see it from outer space! Children in early elementary grades will enjoy Gibbon's informative text and clear, detailed illustrations on this journey into the unique lives of coral reefs.
Author | : Patricia Mather |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James Gilmour |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Coral reef ecology |
ISBN | : 9780642322654 |
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Author | : Justin Healy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781925339727 |
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As the largest coral reef system on the globe and home to 1,500 species of fish and other diverse marine life, Australia's Great Barrier reef is unquestionably one of the great wonders of the natural world. Unfortunately, it is also in grave danger of dying. Recent annual back-to-back coral bleaching events have drastically accelerated the already existing damage to the Great Barrier Reef and its rich biodiversity. The reef is under threat from numerous other pressures, both natural and man-made. These threats include over-fishing, coastal development, agriculture, mining, tourism, and the ravaging ecological impacts of climate change. How is Australia sustainably managing the reef and the land-based and sea life it supports? What conservation threats are being effectively addressed, before it is too late to save the Great Barrier Reef?
Author | : Frané Lessac |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2023-06-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1536228303 |
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"Along the Australian coastline, underwater reefs are bustling with the most amazing sea creatures living on the planet! What can blow bubble rings and swim through them? What has teeth on its eyeballs? What creature makes itself nearly invisible to predators by using camouflage? What poops out sand? Discover the answer to these questions plus many more incredible facts in this fascinating undersea exploration of Australian reefs."--
Author | : William Saville-Kent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Coral reefs and islands |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : J.E.N. Veron |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2008-01-31 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780674026797 |
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Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. Then he saw for himself the devastation that elevated sea temperatures can inflict on corals.
Author | : Ben Daley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2014-07-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 113593441X |
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The Great Barrier Reef is located along the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia and is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. Designated a World Heritage Area, it has been subject to increasing pressures from tourism, fishing, pollution and climate change, and is now protected as a marine park. This book provides an original account of the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef, based on extensive archival and oral history research. It documents and explains the main human impacts on the Great Barrier Reef since European settlement in the region, focusing particularly on the century from 1860 to 1960 which has not previously been fully documented, yet which was a period of unprecedented exploitation of the ecosystem and its resources. The book describes the main changes in coral reefs, islands and marine wildlife that resulted from those impacts. In more recent decades, human impacts on the Great Barrier Reef have spread, accelerated and intensified, with implications for current management and conservation practices. There is now better scientific understanding of the threats faced by the ecosystem. Yet these modern challenges occur against a background of historical levels of exploitation that is little-known, and that has reduced the ecosystem's resilience. The author provides a compelling narrative of how one of the world's most iconic and vulnerable ecosystems has been exploited and degraded, but also how some early conservation practices emerged.