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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Great Barrier Reef."”.
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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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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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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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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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Geochemically tracing the intermediate and surface waters in the Tasman Sea, southwest Pacific
The relatively understudied intermediate waters of the world have been implicated as an important part of the global ocean circulation. This thesis discusses the intermediate waters of the Pacific over space and time. Initially, by using geochemical tracers to look at the present distribution, …
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Geochemically tracing the intermediate and surface waters in the Tasman Sea, southwest Pacific
The relatively understudied intermediate waters of the world have been implicated as an important part of the global ocean circulation. This thesis discusses the intermediate waters of the Pacific over space and time. Initially, by using geochemical tracers to look at the present distribution, …