... Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is part of
the Indo-Pacific biogeographic region, and contains a subset of the Indo-Pacific taxa
found in the most species-rich ... arrow).
FIGURE 1 Map of the GBR indicating the locations of
the sampled reefs. Colour codes define the position of
the sampling points on the contin...
... of
the Lutjanidae, Lethrinidae and Serranidae (Epinephelinae) within and among mid-shelf
and outer-shelf reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Freshwater Research
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Odum, ... 19 94. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
State of the Environment Queensland 1999 Chapter 4. Inland Waters. pp. 4 72 in State of the
En...
... to line-fish in the offshore sections
of these habitats rather than in the more accessible inshore edge of the reef shoal and
inter -reef. The rationale for these increasing costs was the increased ... inter -reef but the cost of fishing increased farther offshore into the
inter -reef habitat. The line fishery fleet was restricted to the reef- shoal and in...
... for maintaining existing seagrass meadows or inshore
coral reefs in the GBR.
Quantifying the sediment-induced degradation of seagrass and inshore coral
reefs is also the focus of Fortes (Chapter ... other reef systems, seems invalid. Further,
non -reef (“inter -reef ) communities are shown to be important “load-bearing” ele-
ments in terms of the integrity and he...
... categories, including a 64% reduction in palm- and pandanus-dominated
wetlands and a 55% reduction in freshwater reed swamps. Freshwater wetlands to the
north and west of the confluence of the North and ... 3.1
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O’Connell 2 ,44 0 7.6 4. 4 70.5 11.1 6.5
Pioneer 1 ,49 0 22.7 6.1 48 .5 17.9 4. 7
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Brown, B.E. & Holley, M.C. 1981 The influence of tin smelting and tin dredging on the inter-
tidal reef ... led
to the hypothesis that mangrove growth may be nutrient-limited.
Growth of Rhizophora apiculata seedlings living at the edge of progressing man-
grove forests at...
... on the Great Barrier Reef: a review
of patterns and causes. pp. 37 46 in Proceedings of the Great Barrier Reef: Science, Use
and Management, a National Conference. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ... concepts and interactions and their
consequences, and to effectively portray them to a non-expert audience;
2. The increased rigour in understanding the c...
... flood waters in the Great
Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34, 49 –63.
Wolanski, E. 19 94 Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine
Science ... determine the origins of lower salinity events (Ͻ 34 ppt) within the reef
matrix of the GBR. Further, understanding the possible fates of river p...