Download or read book Brisbane Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef Insight Step by Step Guides written by Lindsay Brown and published by APA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new title from Insight's Step by Step series brings you Brisbane, Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. This itinerary-based guide details 15 of the best walks and tours, written by a local expert, for that personal touch and insider information. All itineraries are arranged by theme for a truly tailor-made travel experience, so whether you want to tour Brisbane city centre, go for a four-wheel drive on Fraser Island, take a Skyrail Rainforest Cableway trip to pretty Kuranda, drive through the spectacular Wet Tropics or take a few days out to explore the Whitsunday islands, there is a tour to suit. For those wanting to enjoy the full travel experience, this is an ideal way to link the top attractions with places to eat, drink and rest along the way, along with opening times and admission prices. All itineraries are marked on full-colour detailed maps alongside the text and also on a separate, fully indexed pull-out map that can be used in conjunction with the guide or independently, to ensure easy navigation at all times. Coloured text boxes provide a summary of the tour duration and overall distance so you can choose the appropriate tour for the amount of time you have to spare. This is the only guide to contain 'Only in - ' information; highlighting unique experiences such as dolphin-feeding in Moreton, rainforest canopy surfing and sand driving on Fraser Island. The 'Directory' section contains a clearly organised A -Z list of practical information, including hotel and restaurant listings for all budgets. The stylish design, full colour throughout and durable, flexibound cover makes this guide not only a pleasure to read, but also the ultimate companion when exploring your destination.
Download or read book Insight Guide Great Barrier Reef written by Insight Guides and published by Langenscheidt Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cairns the Great Barrier Reef written by Paul Phelan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a local author, this brand new edition guide features 13 tailor-made itineraries expertly designed to ensure you see the very best of Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. Each route is clearly marked on a detailed and fully-indexed, pull-out map. Practical information is also included, covering accommodation, transport and much more.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Visitors Guide to the Great Barrier Reef written by and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 1988 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant life and animal life are discussed plus a guided tour of the reef in this handsomely illustrated volume.
Download or read book Brisbane to Cairns and Great Barrier Reef written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Travel Guide written by Pamela Harris and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is often showcased in magazines like National Geographic and Travel and Leisure. One of the world's best and most accessible coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef is also the only natural structure on earth that is visible from outer space. Located off the coast of Queensland, it has 2,900 individual coral reefs and over 900 islands covering 2,600 sq. km, making it the planet's largest UNESCO World Heritage site. Cairns is located close to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest. It is the gateway to the region and attracts snorkelers, scuba divers, cruise ship visitors, and fishing enthusiasts.
Download or read book Queensland the Great Barrier Reef written by Charles Rawlings-Way and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling guide to Queensland; New specialist feature on the environmental issues facing the reef; Includes a Your Reef Trip planning feature, with a new full-colour map.
Download or read book Great Barrier Reef written by John Borthwick and published by Prentice Hall Travel. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Barrier Reef written by Insight and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Barrier Reef Queensland Coast written by APA Publications, Limited and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Research Review of Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s, averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result of numerous problems, including habitat destruction, pollution, overfishing, disease, and climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions and the associated increases in ocean temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been implicated in increased reports of coral bleaching, disease outbreaks, and ocean acidification (OA). For the hundreds of millions of people who depend on reefs for food or livelihoods, the thousands of communities that depend on reefs for wave protection, the people whose cultural practices are tied to reef resources, and the many economies that depend on reefs for fisheries or tourism, the health and maintenance of this major global ecosystem is crucial. A growing body of research on coral physiology, ecology, molecular biology, and responses to stress has revealed potential tools to increase coral resilience. Some of this knowledge is poised to provide practical interventions in the short-term, whereas other discoveries are poised to facilitate research that may later open the doors to additional interventions. A Research Review of Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs reviews the state of science on genetic, ecological, and environmental interventions meant to enhance the persistence and resilience of coral reefs. The complex nature of corals and their associated microbiome lends itself to a wide range of possible approaches. This first report provides a summary of currently available information on the range of interventions present in the scientific literature and provides a basis for the forthcoming final report.
Download or read book Seagrass Watch written by Len McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Repairing the Rainforest written by Stephen P. Goosem and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wet Tropics Management Authority and Biotropica Pty Ltd are delighted to present Repairing the Rainforest 2nd Edition, co-authored by Dr Steve Goosem and Nigel Tucker. The updated edition of the book maintains the essence of the hugely popular first edition published in 1995 by providing a practical guide to rainforest re-establishment whilst also delving into the principles behind the practice. Focusing primarily on the Wet Tropics region of Australia, Repairing the Rainforest highlights key ecological principles for restoring rainforest biodiversity and function. These include, among others, the vital role of animal seed-dispersers in rainforests and the traits of plants that help or hinder their dispersal. The book is a must for individuals and organisations involved in land care and rehabilitation of tropical forests. It is an informative hand book that provides valuable insight into the intriguing forests of the Wet Tropics and their successful restoration.
Download or read book Elasmobranch Biodiversity Conservation and Management written by Sarah L. Fowler and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2002 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Darwin Elasmobranch Biodiversity Conservation and Management project in Sabah held a three-day international seminar that included a one-day workshop in order to highlight freshwater and coastal elasmobranch conservation issues in the region and worldwide, to disseminate the result of the project to other Malaysian states and countries, and to raise awareness of the importance of considering aspects of elasmobranch biodiversity in the context of nature conservation, commercial fisheries management, and for subsistence fishing communities. These proceedings contain numerous peer-reviewed papers originally presented at the seminar, which cover a wide range of topics, with particular reference to species from freshwater and estuarine habitats. The workshop served to develop recommendations concerning the future prospects of elasmobranch fisheries, biodiversity, conservation and management. This paper records those conclusions, which highlight the importance of elasmobranchs as top marine predators and keystone species, noting that permanent damage to shark and ray populations are likely to have serious and unexpected negative consequences for commercial and subsistence yields of other important fish stocks.
Download or read book The Undersea Network written by Nicole Starosielski and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible the materiality of the wired network. In doing so, she charts the cable network's cultural, historical, geographic and environmental dimensions. Starosielski argues that the environments the cables occupy are historical and political realms, where the network and the connections it enables are made possible by the deliberate negotiation and manipulation of technology, culture, politics and geography. Accompanying the book is an interactive digital mapping project, where readers can trace cable routes, view photographs and archival materials, and read stories about the island cable hubs.
Download or read book Seagrass Research Methods written by Ronald C. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishers Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management written by Nigel Haggan and published by United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization. This book was released on 2007 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a number of case studies from around the world, this publication considers how the local knowledge and practices of indigenous fishing communities are being used in collaboration with scientists, government managers and non-governmental organisations to establish effective frameworks for sustainable fisheries science and management. It seeks to contribute towards achieving the goal of establishing international responsibility for the ethical collection, preservation, dissemination and application of fishers' knowledge.
