Death on the Great Barrier Reef: how dead coral went from economic resource to conservation symbol
Lloyd, Rohan James (2016) Death on the Great Barrier Reef: how dead coral went from economic resource to conservation symbol. The Conversation, N/A.
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Abstract
A recently published obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has drawn ire from reef scientists. While obituaries, even satirical ones, are undoubtedly premature, they are part of a long and complicated history of death on the reef.
The obituary comes after this year’s record bleaching event in the northern section of the reef, where more than 50% of coral has died on some reefs.
Since settlement, dead reefs along the Great Barrier Reef have been celebrated as an economic resource, criticised as a scientific misnomer, and now seemingly embraced by conservationists as a shock tactic.
Item ID: | 69279 |
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Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
ISSN: | 2201-5639 |
Keywords: | Great Barrier Reef; environmental history; history of environmentalism |
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Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2022 03:46 |
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