NESP TWQ Project 3.3.3 - Defining the values of the ecological systems that influence the GBR and lie outside the marine park and world heritage area boundaries, 2017-2018 (JCU)

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Researchers: Johanna Johnson (Principal investigator, Principal or Chief Investigator) , CHAOJIAO SUN (Co-investigator or Collaborator) , Colin Ashley Simpfendorfer (Co-investigator or Collaborator) , Craig Steinberg (Co-investigator or Collaborator) , David Welch (Co-investigator or Collaborator)
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Full description The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA), globally recognised for its outstanding universal value, is an integrated and highly connected part of a larger northeast Australia marine bioregion, which includes Torres Strait, the Coral Sea and the Great Sandy Marine Park (Hervey Bay). Understanding the values (ecological, cultural, social and economic) of these adjacent systems, and especially the connections and interdependencies between systems, is crucial to effective and efficient protection and management of the globally important natural and cultural values within each system. This project will identify and assess the values of these adjacent systems, and characterise the processes and attributes that influence the values and their connectivity at a regional scale, delivering a resource that can inform cross-jurisdictional planning and management.