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The Great Barrier Reef and the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1973
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1978Abstract The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s longest barrier reef, extends for 2000 km along the northeast coast of Australia. It is a complex feature, with outer ribbon reefs and inner platform and patch reefs of widely differing forms. Most previous work has concentrated in the extreme south (at Heron and One Tree Islands) or in the
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Monitoring pesticides in the Great Barrier Reef
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010Pesticide runoff from agriculture poses a threat to water quality in the world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and sensitive monitoring tools are needed to detect these pollutants. This study investigated the utility of passive samplers in this role through deployment during a wet and dry season at river mouths, two near-shore regions and an ...
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Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef
Society & Animals, 2006AbstractTurtle riding was once a popular activity among holidaymakers at the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia. In the first half of the twentieth century. it was a significant way for tourists to engage with living marine life. The turtle breeding season offered tourists an opportunity to see female turtles emerge from the sea ...
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2008
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.
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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.
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Great Barrier Reef: Clearing the way for reef destruction.
Nature, 2016[Extract] Agricultural practices are accelerating the health decline of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, afffecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems (see also S.L. Maxwell et al. Nature 536, 143-145; 2016). Last month intensive opposition from the agricultural lobby blocked new legislation by the Queensland government that woudl have protected the reef'
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Transport of reef corals into the Great Barrier Reef
Nature, 1990MAJOR submarine pumice eruptions have occurred repeatedly during the past 25 years in the Tonga–Kermadec region1–3. Pumice from this area drifts through Fiji and New Caledonia, reaching Australia roughly one year after an eruption1,2. Coral larvae settle and grow on the floating pumice fragments (Fig. 1).
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2018
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most complex and biodiverse natural systems on Earth. It is on the northeast coast of Australia and is of remarkable variety and beauty. The barrier reef has 400 types of coral, 1500 species of fish, and 4000 types of mollusk and is the habitat for species such as the ...
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most complex and biodiverse natural systems on Earth. It is on the northeast coast of Australia and is of remarkable variety and beauty. The barrier reef has 400 types of coral, 1500 species of fish, and 4000 types of mollusk and is the habitat for species such as the ...
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