The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. Designated a World Heritage Area, it has been subject to increasing pressures from tourism, fishing, pollution and climate change, and is now protected as a marine park. This book provides an original account of the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef, based on extensive archival and oral history research.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. Designated a World Heritage Area, it has been subject to increasing pressures from tourism, fishing, pollution and climate change, and is now protected as a marine park. This book provides an original account of the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef, based on extensive archival and oral history research.
The Great Barrier Reef: An Environmental History
270The Great Barrier Reef: An Environmental History
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ISBN-13: | 9780415824392 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 07/18/2014 |
Series: | Earthscan Oceans |
Pages: | 270 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |