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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Great Barrier Reef."”.
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Changes in the Great Barrier Reef since European settlement: implications for contemporary management
… research into the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef since European settlement, with particular emphasis on the period from 1860 to 1970 for which comparatively little scientific information about this ecosystem has been collected. Few environmental histories of the Great Barrier …
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The population genetic structure of coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef
… the population genetic structure of coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia to better understand how these various processes may interact in a natural system. I firstly examined the spatial genetic structure of a low dispersal species to determine if its genetic …
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Injury and regeneration of reef-crest corals at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
… the nature and extent of damage in common reef-crest corals at Lizard Island. The total amount of partial mortality on reef-crest corals was low (<2%) although there was a three-fold difference among sites. Sites with low partial mortality had reef-crest assemblages dominated (both …
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Assessing the risk of ocean acidification for scleractinian corals on the Great Barrier Reef
… will impact the photo-physiology of reef-building corals as it can lead to dysfunction of the symbiosis and loss of productivity. The major objective of this thesis was to provide insight into the mechanism of CO₂₋induced bleaching and productivity loss across multiple life-history …
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Tracing Carbon Dynamics in the Southern Ocean and Great Barrier Reef Using Strontium and Calcium
… carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef using strontium (Sr) and calcium (Ca) tracers. Traditionally, major cations like Ca and Sr were considered to have constant concentrations due to their long residence times. However, recent studies reveal that when normalised to …
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Tracing Carbon Dynamics in the Southern Ocean and Great Barrier Reef Using Strontium and Calcium
… carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef using strontium (Sr) and calcium (Ca) tracers. Traditionally, major cations like Ca and Sr were considered to have constant concentrations due to their long residence times. However, recent studies reveal that when normalised to …
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The ecology and microbiology of black band disease and brown band syndrome on the Great Barrier Reef
… (BBD) and brown band syndrome (BrB) on the Great Barrier Reef. Specifically, my aims were to: 1) examine variations in the natural progression and transmission of BBD and BrB between different months of the year and reef sites (Chapter 2); 2) investigate the effect of elevated temperature on …
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Resolving the nature and variability of the cost-effectiveness of tourism-led coral replanting on the Great Barrier Reef
… diverse sites and tourism operations of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) via the Coral Nurture Program (CNP). This thesis evaluated (i) ‘operational’ costs of established activity in the Cairns-Port Douglas region and (ii) ‘implementation’ costs of new restoration activity in the Whitsundays, …
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Romancing the Reef: history, heritage and the hyper-real
The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as one of the natural wonders of the world and is recognised as having World Heritage significance. The wealth and complexity of its natural attributes form the basis of a rich and complementary human history. However, management of the region is focused on the …
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An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs
The biodiversity found on a coral reef is above and beyond that found in the tropical rainforests, with an estimated 25 percent of all marine species concentrated in an area that only covers 1 percent of the ocean floor. This huge wealth of biodiversity is founded upon a structure made entirely of …
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Age-based demography and reproductive ontogeny of angelfishes belonging to the family Pomacanthidae
… dynamics and life history characteristics of reef fishes that are highly exploited and limited in distribution to facilitate effective management and make predictions of potential impact. This is important within the pomacanthids family in which no demographic studies has been done. This study …
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Population biology, dynamics and their implications for management of red bass: a large, long-lived reef fish
… bohar (Forsskal 1775), is a large tropical reef fish that has a widespread circum-tropical distribution (Allen 1985). Preliminary research (Marriott 2002) done prior to this thesis identified that this species was potentially long-lived and slow-growing. Knowing this, the harvest of L. bohar …
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Implications of the proposed Southern Strait Of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area for the B.C. ecotourism industry
… industry concerns, lessons learned from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the expectations of the governing bodies involved, recommendations are developed. These recommendations seek to help the ecotourism industry to better understand the implications if the proposed National Marine …
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Integrating social and biophysical data to develop and evaluate marine protected area planning at a local scale: the 1998 Cairns Area Plan of Management as a case study
… in planning for reasonable use of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Using the 1998 Cairns Area Plan of Management as a case study, I develop methods for integrating biophysical and social data in the development and evaluation of marine protected area planning. I also provide an …
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Influences of benthic algae on coral settlement and post-settlement survival: implications for the recovery of disturbed and degraded reefs
… generally dominate degraded and disturbed coral reefs, however our understanding of how algae influence coral recruitment, a critical process for the recovery of these reefs, is limited. Surveys to compare benthic biota close to versus distant from coral recruits on inshore reefs of the Great …
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Conservationism and farming in North Queensland, 1861-1970
… stewardship to the North’s rain forests and the Great Barrier Reef. The farmers’ stewardship and state’s piecemeal land-management and nature-conservation laws both seem to have assumed a safety net supplied by Nature entwined with Providence. In contrast, the activists acted on a belief held by …
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Coral reefs as sites for experiential environmental education: learning with Australian students - a foundational study
… the impact of human activities on marine and reef environments, as well as encouraging ecologically sensitive practices. Coral reefs are critical for biodiversity, food habitats and as tourist destinations, but they are in serious decline around the world. This research explores high school …
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Growth patterns along environmental gradients of tropical pomacentrid fishes
… Orpheus Island, and One Tree Island along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (14° 41' S, 18° 37' S, and 23° 30' S). P. moluccensis displayed no clear latitudinal maximum age (7-10 years) or asymptotic size (57.3 mmSL +/-3.0) difference, between Lizard, Orpheus, and One Tree Islands. Based on …
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Developing artificial life simulations of vegetation to support the virtual reconstruction of ancient landscapes
… to natural heritage sites such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Virtual Everglades at Florida. Other important efforts to conserve artefacts and educate visitors include Virtual Stonehenge, Pompeii and the Caves of Lascaux. Entire villages, cities and even caves have been constructed …
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Coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific and changes in global Holocene
… feedback that has been proposed is the Coral Reef Hypothesis whereby significant increases in coral reef growth may have contributed to the deglacial increase in atmospheric CO2 observed in the ice core records. This thesis examines the role of coral reefs in the oceanic carbonate budget and …
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