Bibliograph

Saving the Great Barrier Reef, edited by Justin Healey

Type

Label

Saving the Great Barrier Reef, edited by Justin Healey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Adolescent

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Saving the Great Barrier Reef

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by Justin Healey

Series statement

Issues in society, volume 436

Summary

As 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?

Target audience

adolescent

Classification