Ecological workshop I

Abstract

On 23 and 24 June 2010, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority hosted an Expert Ecological Advisory workshop as part of its Catchment to Reef Ecosystem Services Information project. The objectives of the workshop were to undertake an ecological review of coastal ecosystems and assess their importance for sustaining the health of the Reef. An evaluation of the impact of climate change across four scenarios was also conducted by participants. Thirty-three experts in terrestrial, aquatic, coastal and marine ecology, climate change impacts, land capability assessment, catchment management, political science and science communications participated in the workshopSee also the main report at http://hdl.handle.net/11017/822