Time running out to save coral reefs
New research on the growth rates of coral reefs shows there is still a window of opportunity to save the world’s coral reefs—but time is running out. The international study was initiated at th
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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Marsh, H, Collins, K, Grech, A, Miller, R and Rankin, R (2020). An assessment of the distribution and abundance of dugongs and in-water, large marine turtles along the Queensland coast from Cape York to Hinchinbrook Island. GBRMPA, 1-86 pp. Link to full text or pdf
Lau, JD, Sutcliffe, S and Hungito, W (2020). Lived experiences of Covid-19: impacts on an atoll island community, Papua New Guinea. James Cook University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Australia, 1-19 pp.
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Lambert, V, Collier, C, Brodie, J, Adams, MP, Baird, M, Bainbridge, Z, Carter, A, Lewis, S, Rasheed, M, Saunders, M and O’Brien, K (2020). Connecting sediment load targets to ecological outcomes for seagrass. The National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns, 1-141 pp.
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