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Abstract Algal turfs are assemblages consisting of small marine green, brown, and red algae on the scale of millimeters to a few centimeters. Due to their small size, they have been less intensively studied by macroalgal taxonomists, and they also fall outside the scope of microalgal taxonomists, who tend to focus on smaller, often unicellular, taxa ...
Amelia Hastings +4 more
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A horizon scan for improving pesticide management and governance in the great barrier reef catchment
The current policy environment for improving catchment pesticide water quality entering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef lagoon is based around Scientific Consensus Statement processes, which utilise systematic scientific literature reviews to develop ...
Aaron M. Davis +6 more
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Great Barrier Reef World Heritage
The Great Barrier Reef is inscribed on the World Heritage List for its natural values, including an abundance of marine life and extraordinary aesthetic qualities. These and the enormous scale of the Reef make it unique and a place of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’.
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Ecological changes over 90 years at Low Isles on the Great Barrier Reef
Predictions of coral reef dynamics under climate change are hindered by lack of long-term records. Here the authors couple historical and re-survey data from the Great Barrier Reef to show major phase-shifts in the coral and non-coral community over the ...
Maoz Fine +3 more
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Conceptualizing and contextualizing “large‐scale” and “scaling‐up” ecological restoration
Current restoration efforts are lagging behind the extent and pace of environmental degradation. This emphasizes the need and urgency to scale up ecological restoration. This study sought to understand the context of “large‐scale” and “scaling‐up” ecological restoration, that is, what it means, entails, where, and how it is implemented by ...
Duduzile K. Ngwenya +3 more
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Australia's great barrier reef [PDF]
J. A. Steers, Robert Endean
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DNA barcoding the fishes of Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef)
To date the global initiative to barcode all fishes, FISH-BOL, has delivered barcodes for approximately 14,400 of the 30,000 fish species; there is still much to do to attain its ultimate goal of barcoding all the world’s fishes. One strategy to overcome
Dirk Steinke +8 more
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Critical knowledge gaps in the conservation and restoration of cold‐water corals
Abstract Introduction Critical knowledge gaps hamper effective conservation of threatened cold‐water coral (CWC) ecosystems, facing cumulative anthropogenic and climate pressures. This review provides a strategic roadmap for urgent, informed intervention.
Qian Liu +33 more
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The source‐to‐sea nexus between water and ocean law: An international and EU perspective
Abstract The source‐to‐sea (S2S) approach provides a systemic framework for analysing the governance of naturally interconnected freshwater and marine ecosystems. This paper examines the extent to which the S2S approach is reflected in key international and EU water and ocean law instruments, as well as the legal and governance implications of said ...
César Soares de Oliveira +5 more
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