The Great Barrier Reef: An Environmental History (Earthscan Oceans)

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. Designated a World Heritage Area, it has been subject to increasing pressures from tourism, fishing, pollution and climate change, and is now protected as a marine park. This book provides an original account of the environmental history of the Great Barrier Reef, based on extensive archival and oral history research.

• | Author: Ben Daley
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jul 18, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415824397
• | ISBN-13: 9780415824392