"While the Great Barrier Reef is one of the richest, most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world, it is also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Adverse effects are already being observed on plants, animals and habitats in this World ...

Explores emerging monitoring strategies and presents adaptive management techniques to aniticipate and mitigate coral bleaching, with emphasis upon identification and promotion of resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Includes coverage of strategic use of ...

"The Water Quality Guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park describe the concentrations and trigger values for sediment, nutrients and pesticides that have been established as necessary for the protection and maintenance of marine species and eco...

Discusses major types of impacts of ecological, social, and cultural marine tourism on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's new approach to managing tourism based on a reef-wide strategic framework. Report...

Establishes the framework for the conservation and management of the Australia Great Barrier Reef (AGBR) in accordance with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. Defines the parameters, replete with geographic coordinates, and specifies the purpose...

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) is the lead agency for Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area issues. The Authority is the principal adviser to the Commonwealth Government on the care and development the Great Barrier Reef Marine Par...