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The following list provides a broad overview of the information needs of the GBRMPA in the form of research themes and theme descriptions. The themes are the highest level of grouping of research needs and were distilled out of a detailed list of research questions. The themes are not listed in any order of priority but are loosely ordered as social and then natural science themes, and the natural science themes grouped as management, threats or issues, status, connectivity, and resilience.

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Status and management of coral reef ecosystems
People and Communities in the GBR and Engagement for Reef Management
Impact of governance on resource use and management in the Marine Park
The resilience of social and economic systems in the GBR in the context of uncertainty
The effectiveness of Reef planning and management arrangements
The effects of people and land use activity on marine park resources and the values of the Great Barrier Reef
The effectiveness of marine park planning and management arrangements, including the overall health of the ecosystem, and the effectiveness of the new Zoning Plan (2004) and the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan
Current and predicted impacts of climate change and interactions with other pressures
Status and trends of water quality in the GBRMP, and the factors that influence it
Effects of coastal development and land use practices on GBRMP habitats
Impacts of vessels and vessel-based pollution
Threats of diseases, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, invasive species and introduced pests and interactions with other pressures
Status, management and impacts of fisheries
Status, trends and management of protected and other species of conservation concern
Status, trends and threats to biodiversity
Status and management of inter-reefal habitats including soft seabed and shoal country
Status and management of seagrass habitats
Status and management of mangrove habitats
Status and management of islands and cays
The connectivity of ecosystems, habitats and processes in the GBRMP and implications for management
The resilience of habitats and biota to disturbances, human impacts and climatic pressures
Research to support the Reef HQ aquaria: closed system studies

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