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Cover Title Page Copyright Foreword Contents Acknowledgements Preface Author affiliations Abbreviations Cultural sensitivity warning Chapter 1: Australia’s coral reefs

Coral reefs around Australia The coral reefs of Western Australia The isolated reefs of Australia’s north-west shelf Kimberley corals exposed The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas Island Torres Strait Coral Sea Lord Howe Island The Great Barrier Reef Under the bunggu: the inspiration of sea country References

Chapter 2: Living with Australia’s coral reefs

Changing perceptions of Australia’s coral reefs Three coral reefs in Yanyuwa country, meaningful and powerful Encountering and charting the hazardous reefs of Australia, 1622–1864 Frank Hurley’s aquarium and the art of coral reef science Coral reefs of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) Saving Australia’s reefs: how much are they worth to us? Bêche-de-mer: the cornerstone of Australian fisheries Western rock lobster and the Houtman Abrolhos Islands Coral reef tourism References

Chapter 3: The evolution of science on the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928–29 Revisiting the corals of the Low Isles 90 years later The 1973 expedition to the northern Great Barrier Reef Determining the age of the Great Barrier Reef: a voyage of discovery The Australian Museum’s quest for a research station Early coral reef science at Heron and One Tree islands A network of research stations: advancing reef science under global change References

Chapter 4: Understanding the fundamentals of coral reefs

Scientific drilling on the Great Barrier Reef: unlocking the history of the reef Australia’s reef islands Tropical cyclones and Australia’s coral reefs Marginal reefs: distinct ecosystems of extraordinarily high conservation value The basics of coral biology The importance of reproduction and connectivity in reef renewal Coral reef ecology Sex, baby fish, connectivity and recruitment to reefs The sharks, rays, whales and dugongs of Australia’s coral reefs Sea snakes: a unique group of marine reptiles References

Chapter 5: Managing Australia’s coral reefs

The Great Barrier Reef as a cultural landscape: continuing our connection through the eyes of a Traditional Owner ranger The connectedness of reefs, whales and people: a Yuin teaching Management based on a sound understanding of the Great Barrier Reef Filling in the pieces of the crown-of-thorns starfish puzzle Water quality Impacts and opportunities for floodplain wetlands on the Great Barrier Reef Zoning the Great Barrier Reef Mapping Australia’s coral reefs Citizen science for managing Queensland’s coral reef habitats Monitoring coral reefs at the Australian Institute of Marine Science The use of advanced technology for monitoring coral reefs References

Chapter 6: Scientists as advocates for Australia’s coral reefs

A hundred years of the Australian Coral Reef Society Australia’s role in international coral reef science and management The influence of Australian coral reef science and management: an Indonesian perspective References

Chapter 7: Conservation and protection of Australia’s coral reefs

The Bingil Bay Bastard: John Busst and the making of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park A cultural shift towards environmental protection Saving Ningaloo. Again The story of the Coral Sea Marine Park: science, policy and advocacy Australian coral reefs on the World Heritage list The UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger: a lever for reform The politics governing survival for the Great Barrier Reef References

Chapter 8: A changing climate for Australian reefs

Climate change and Australia’s coral reefs Responses of coral assemblages to recurrent mass bleaching Coral reefs on the move? Historical degradation and shifting baselines on Australian coral reefs Predicting coral reef futures Adapting for Australia’s reefs of tomorrow: the complex landscape of reef restoration and interventions Reef rehabilitation and restoration Harvesting coral spawn slicks for reef restoration Enhancing corals using assisted evolution Natural extreme reefs as potential coral resilience hotspots Science meets the public, policy and management practitioners The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Advancing Australian reef governance into the Anthropocene: the Great Barrier Reef at the next frontier References

Epilogue: The eye of the beholder

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