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Factors that affect resilience
- What is resilience?
- Ecological resilience, climate change and the Great Barrier Reef
- Shifting baselines: anecdotal evidence for the Great Barrier Reef from the Reef Recollections project
Ecosystem biodiversity
- Coral reef disturbance and resilience in a human-dominated environment
- Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish
- Assessment of biodiversity
Ecosystem health
- Macroalgae, nutrients and phase shifts on coral reefs
- Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience on coral reefs to climate change
- Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean
- Incorporating connectivity science into coral reef management
- Assessment of ecosystem health
Impacts on the ecosystem
- Modelled causes of coral reef degradation
- Catastrophies, phase shifts and large scale degradation of a Carribean reef
- Assessment of factors influencing the Reef's values
- Assessment of commercial and non-commercial use
Protection and management
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Free Zoning Maps
If you're heading out on the water, don't forget your free Zoning Map so you know where you can go and what you can do.
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Whale of a time
The Great Barrier Reef is a hive of activity. If you're lucky enough to see a humpback whale from May to September, make sure you keep a safe distance.
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Important milestone
We're delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park's World Heritage listing.
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Visit the Reef
Visit our Great Barrier Reef and discover its amazing plants, animals and habitats. There are a range of tourism experiences on offer.
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What you can do
Everyone has a role to play in protecting our Great Barrier Reef. Find out what you can do to help protect this Great Australian icon.
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Report marine strandings
If you see sick, dead or stranded marine animals please call RSPCA QLD 1300 ANIMAL
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
A Vulnerability Assessment: of the issues that could have far-reaching consequences for the Great Barrier Reef.
