Setting climate change targets to protect the Great Barrier Reef

Environmental and Planning Law Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-197

  McGrath, Chris ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Law ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BARRIER REEF; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 37349082990     PISSN: 0813300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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