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ISBN 10: 0521172799
ISBN 13: 9780521172790
Author: James Bowen, Margarita Bowen
Part I – Navigators and Naturalists in the Age of Sail
Quest for the great south land
Voyage of the ‘Endeavour’: Cook and the Labyrinth
Endeavour naturalists: ‘a separate creation’
Matthew Flinders: voyage of The Investigator
The reef explored: early surveys 1821–1844
Reef charts completed 1846–1862
The reef as a maritime highway: colony of Queensland 1859–1900
From natural history to science, 1850–1900: voyages of the Challenger and Chevert
Exploitation and resource raiding 1860–1890
For maximum yield: reef biology
Part II – A New Era in Reef Awareness: From Early Scientific Investigation to Conservation and Heritage
Origin and structure of coral reefs: from Forster to Darwin
Darwin’s legacy: coral reef controversy 1863–1923
Exploitation challenged – rise of ecology: the subversive science
Reef research and controversy 1920–1930
The Low Isles expedition 1928–1929: Planning and preparation
Biological research of the Low Isles expedition
From depression to war: tourism, conservation and science 1929–1939
The Pacific War and its aftermath
A new problem: the conservation controversy 1958–1972
Crisis resolution: formation of an environmental management authority
A new era: research-based management
The reef under pressure: problems of management
The reef as heritage: a challenge for the future
the great barrier reef how many species
the great barrier reef before and after
the great barrier reef before and now
the great barrier reef history science heritage
great barrier reef history
Tags: James Bowen, Margarita Bowen, Barrier, History
