The Great Barrier Reef: history, science, heritage

Abstract

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 charts completed 1846-1862 7. The reef as a maritime highway: colony of Queensland 1859-1900 8. From natural history to science, 1850-1900: voyages of the Challenger and Chevert 9. Exploitation and resource raiding 1860-1890 10. For maximum yield: reef biology Part II. A New Era in Reef Awareness from Scientific Investigation to Conservation and Heritage: 11. Origin and structure of coral reefs: from Forster to Darwin 12. Darwin's legacy: coral reef controversy 1863-1923 13. Exploitation challenged rise of ecology: the subversive science 14. Reef research and controversy 1920-1930 15. The Low Isles expedition 1928-1929: Planning and preparation 16. Biological research of the Low Isles expedition 17. From depression 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 resolution: formation of an environmental management authority 21. A new era: research-based management 22. The reef under pressure: problems of management 23. The reef as heritage: a challenge for the future.