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Preface
Hon Virginia Chadwick AO
Formerly Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO), continues to explain, inform
and educate. It will be valued by non experts, students
and researchers.
Those who have contributed are recognised as Australian experts in their field and each chapter has been
peer reviewed. The end of each chapter lists ‘Additional reading’ relevant to the chapter. More references
are available at at http://www.australiancoralreefsociety.
org/GBR_book.htm [Verified 21 March 2008].
I commend the Australian Coral Reef Society for
this initiative that provides such a wealth of information in an accessible form.
For those who care for the Great Barrier Reef this
book provides confirmation of the continuing need for
sound science and informed management if the reef,
as we know it, is to survive current and future
challenges.
In 1922 the Australian Coral Reef Society was established as the first association in the world specifically
concerned with the study, research and conservation of
coral reefs. Over decades the Society’s work has contributed significantly to our understanding of the Great
Barrier Reef.
Increased knowledge and understanding is critical
if students are to feel encouraged and inspired to follow careers in research or management of coral reef
ecosystems.
For those in government, or in organisations such
as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the results of scientific research provide both a catalyst and a
foundation for policy responses to identified threats
and challenges.
Additionally, through conferences, lectures, and the
media, the Society provides the broad Australian community with independent and expert information
about the issues impacting on a great Australian icon.
This book, ‘The Great Barrier Reef: Biology,
Environment and Management’, published by the
Preface
Hon Virginia Chadwick AO
Formerly Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO), continues to explain, inform
and educate. It will be valued by non experts, students
and researchers.
Those who have contributed are recognised as Australian experts in their field and each chapter has been
peer reviewed. The end of each chapter lists ‘Additional reading’ relevant to the chapter. More references
are available at at http://www.australiancoralreefsociety.
org/GBR_book.htm [Verified 21 March 2008].
I commend the Australian Coral Reef Society for
this initiative that provides such a wealth of information in an accessible form.
For those who care for the Great Barrier Reef this
book provides confirmation of the continuing need for
sound science and informed management if the reef,
as we know it, is to survive current and future
challenges.
In 1922 the Australian Coral Reef Society was established as the first association in the world specifically
concerned with the study, research and conservation of
coral reefs. Over decades the Society’s work has contributed significantly to our understanding of the Great
Barrier Reef.
Increased knowledge and understanding is critical
if students are to feel encouraged and inspired to follow careers in research or management of coral reef
ecosystems.
For those in government, or in organisations such
as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the results of scientific research provide both a catalyst and a
foundation for policy responses to identified threats
and challenges.
Additionally, through conferences, lectures, and the
media, the Society provides the broad Australian community with independent and expert information
about the issues impacting on a great Australian icon.
This book, ‘The Great Barrier Reef: Biology,
Environment and Management’, published by the