Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The Great Barrier Reef : history, science, heritage
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place
Date
2002
Physical Description
xvii, 454 p., [16] of plates : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0521824303
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. Quest for the great south land
2. Voyage of the 'Endeavour': Cook and the Labyrinth
3. Endeavour naturalists: 'a separate creation'
4. Matthew Flinders: voyage of The Investigator
5. The reef explored: early surveys 1821-1844
6. Reef charts completed 1846-1862
7. The reef as a maritime highway: colony of Queensland 1859-1900
8. From natural history to science 1850-1900 voyages of the Challenger and Chevert
9. Exploitation and resource raiding 1860-1890
10. For maximum yield: reef biology
11. Origin and structure of coral reefs: from Forster to Darwin
12. Darwin's legacy: coral reef controversy 1863-1923
13. Exploitation challenged rise of ecology: the subversive science
14. Reef research and controversy 1920-1930
15. The Low Isles expedition 1928-1929: Planning and preparation
16. Biological research of the Low Isles expedition
17. From depression to war: tourism, conservation and science 1929-1939
18. The Pacific War and its aftermath
19. A new problem: the conservation controversy 1958-1972
20. Crisis resolution: formation of an environmental management authority
21. A new era: research-based management
22. The reef under pressure: problems of management
23. The reef as heritage: a challenge for the future.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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