Great Barrier Reef
Global distribution of coral reefsView Larger Map1 The Great Barrier Reef contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs2. Examine the global distribution3 of coral reefs. Learn some facts about coral4 and how reef ecosystems function. Natural stress on the reefExplore the effect of waves5 and how tropical cyclones6 impact on the Great Barrier Reef. |
Threats to the Great Barrier reefInvestigate how climate change7 and water quality are threatening the Great Barrier Reef. Consider how shark finning8 is putting shark species under threat in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Read about responsible reef practices9.
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Management strategiesRead about indigenous connections12 to the Great Barrier Reef and how this is integrated into management arrangements. Examine the Reef’s world heritage13 listing and efforts by the World Wildlife Fund 14and Reef HQ15 to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Find out about zoning17 and ways to manage individual species.
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Links
- http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=great+barrier+reef&aq=&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=39.955171,56.162109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Great+Barrier+Reef&t=h&safe=on&ll=-18.271086,147.700195&spn=8.339383,12.700195&z=5&iwloc=A
- http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/coralreef/CRcoralreefs.html
- http://reefgis.reefbase.org/
- http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/coralfacts.htm
- http://www.stanford.edu/group/microdocs/reefstructure.html
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-03-25/cyclone-hamish-reef-damage-worst-in-30-years/1629978
- http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/outlook-for-the-reef/climate-change
- http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC156p14.htm
- http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/visit-the-reef/responsible-reef-practices
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/48722974@N07/5093123519/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
- http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/our-partners/traditional-owners
- http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154
- http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/saving_the_natural_world/oceans_and_marine/priority_ocean_places/great_barrier_reef/solutions/
- http://www.reefhq.com.au/home/turtle_hospital
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SeesternGB.jpg
- http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/zoning-permits-and-plans/zoning
