02224nam 2200433 450 991080798300332120230814223325.01925339734electronic book9781925339734electronic book(CKB)4100000005248530(MiAaPQ)EBC5452496(EXLCZ)99410000000524853020180807d2018 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSaving the Great Barrier Reef /edited by Justin HealeyThirroul, NSW :Spinney Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (60 pages) colour illustrationsIssues in Society ;volume 436Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1: State of the Great Barrier Reef -- Chapter 2: Managing and protecting the reef -- Exploring issuesAs 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 existing damage to the Great Barrier Reef and its rich biodiversity. The reef is under threat from numerous 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 – is it too late to save the Great Barrier Reef?Issues in society ;volume 436.Coral reef ecologyAustraliaGreat Barrier Reef (Qld.)Coral reef ecology333.95Healey JustinMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQAuAdUSABOOK9910807983003321Saving the Great Barrier Reef3956267UNINA