The Great Barrier Reef: An Environmental History

By Ben Daley

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415824397
• ISBN13: 9780415824392
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"