The Great Barrier Reef : history, science, heritage / James Bowen and Margarita Bowen.
The Great Barrier Reef : history, science, heritage / James Bowen and Margarita Bowen.
The Great Barrier Reef : history, science, heritage / James Bowen and Margarita Bowen.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
Call Numbers
577.78909 , 304.20994/24
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 454 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps. ; 26 cm.
Contents
15. The Low Isles expedition 1928-1929: Planning and preparation; 16. Biological research of the Low Isles expedition; 17. Fromdepression to war: tourism, conservation and science 1929-1939; 18. The Pacific War and its aftermath; 19. A new problem: the conservation controversy 1958-1972; 20. Crisis...
Part I. Navigators and Naturalists in the Age of Sail: 1. Quest for the great south land; 2. Voyage of the 'Endeavour': Cook and the Labyrinth; 3. Endeavour naturalists: 'a separate creation'; 4. Matthew Flinders: voyage of The Investigator; 5. The reef explored: early surveys 1821-1844; 6. Reef cha...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"One of the worlds̕ natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometres in a maze of coral reefs and islands along Australias̕ north-eastern coastline. Now unfolding the fascinating story behind its mystique this book provides for the first time a comprehensive cultural and ecological history of European impact, from early v...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Great Barrier Reef : history, science, heritage / James Bowen and Margarita Bowen.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliography (p. [429]-445) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
577.78909 , 304.20994/24
Record Identifier
74Vv0KEvW6rA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv0KEvW6rA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0521824303 :
9780521824309 :
9780521824309 (hbk.)
0521824303 (hbk.)
9780521824309
0521824303
DDC
577.78909943
304.209943
578.7789476
MMS ID
991015743549702626
