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Great Barrier Reef Report Card Summary - 2009 Baseline (Page 1)

Great Barrier Reef Report Card Summary - 2009 Baseline

Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, Jane Thomas, Melissa Andreychek ·
12 August 2011

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest and best-known coral reef ecosystem in the world. This first report card provides an estimate of the status of the key indicators for the period preceding 2009. It is based on historical data and trends and takes into account the influence of a variable climate from year to year. This serves as a baseline that will be used as a point of comparison to measure progress towards Reef Plan goals and targets.

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Great Barrier Reef Report Card Regional Summaries - 2009 Baseline (Page 1)

Great Barrier Reef Report Card Regional Summaries - 2009 Baseline

Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, Jane Thomas, Melissa Andreychek ·
12 August 2011

This document contains report card summaries for the Cape York, Wet Tropics, Burdekin, Mackay-Whitsunday, Fitzroy, and Burnett-Mary regions. Each section details the region profile, and key findings, as well as summarizing the report card results for land practices, catchment indicators and loads, and the marine parameters; water quality, seagrass, and corals. It also describes positive actions in the regions to improve ecosystem health.

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Great Barrier Reef Technical Report Card - 2009 Baseline (Page 1)

Great Barrier Reef Technical Report Card - 2009 Baseline

Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, Jane Thomas, Melissa Andreychek ·
12 August 2011

The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is renowned internationally for its ecological importance and beauty. However, despite it being one of the best managed coral reefs in the world there is a very real risk of damage to the reef from climate change. This technical document details all aspects of the report card process. It includes sections on management, methods, and detailed results for all regions.

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Reef Plan Monitoring: Marine Water Quality Impacts (Page 1)

Reef Plan Monitoring: Marine Water Quality Impacts

Bill Dennison, Ben Longstaff, Jane Thomas ·
2 March 2008

The Marine Monitoring Program is a long-term water quality and ecosystem heath monitoring program carried out in the inshore region of the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon. The program is an integral component of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan, that will help to assess the long-term effectiveness of Reef Plan in reversing decline in the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

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