Status of the Coral Reefs in Australia and Papua New Guinea

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Status of the Coral Reefs in Australia and Papua New Guinea 2008

18 paged chapter of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2008 Report. Discusses corals reefs of Australia and Papua New Guinea, the levels of biological diversity approaching the ‘hot spots’ of the Philippines and Indonesia and Human pressures on these reefs are lower than in other parts of the world (particularly SE Asia). The reefs of eastern Australia, particularly the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), have a long history of research and monitoring and world leading management;