Authors / CoAuthors
Whiteway, T.G. | Smithers, S. | Potter, A. | Brooke, B.
Abstract
This report provides the first comprehensive assessment of geomorphological and geological features of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) whose intrinsic characteristics represent elements of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). Specific examples of these features are described and an initial assessment made of the environmental pressures that they currently or in the future may experience. Importantly, the information compiled in this report improves our knowledge of an important set of physical and biophysical features in the GBRWHA with key natural heritage values and thereby has the potential to better inform the conservation and management of this unique region.
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document
eCat Id
78670
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Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
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- GA PublicationRecord
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- Great Barrier Reef
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- bathymetry
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- marine
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- Marine Geoscience
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Publication Date
2013-01-01T00:00:00
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environment
Series Information
Record 2014/002
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The report was created for the Department od Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) in 2013 as part of their reporting on the condition of Outstanding Universal Values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
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[-24.5, -10.0, 142.0, 154.0]
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Information has been jointly provided by James Cook University and Geoscience Australia. IP belongs to the Commonwealth of Australia.