Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
Publication Year:
2011
Publication Place
Townsville, Australia
Physical Description:
120 p.|108 pages
Call Number
363.94 CAT [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37767
Legacy PEIN ID:
77777
General Notes
Also available online|1 copy
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Catchment - Oceania - Pacific
Catchment Management
Environment protection
Catchment protection
Abstract
This book aims to help people manage coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems; especially to solve problems that flow from nearby catchment (watershed) areas. Such catchment areas may be adjacent to the coral reef, or include areas a long way away and outside the jurisdiction and control of the coastal manager. This book introduces ways to reduce some of that damage through cooperation with people and industries upstream, based on the experiences of many coastal managers around the world. A catchment area is defined as all the land that channels rainwater and groundwater into a river or stream, that then delivers water to coastal areas, in this case areas that contain coral reefs. The term catchment is often interchangeable with watershed, which is particularly used in the USA and nearby countries. However, watershed is also used to describe the boundary line between two catchment areas i.e. a line drawn across the tops of hills or mountains.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
Publication Year:
2011
Publication Place
Townsville, Australia
Physical Description:
120 p.|108 pages
Call Number
363.94 CAT [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37767
Legacy PEIN ID:
77777
General Notes
Also available online|1 copy
Record Created: 06-Jul-2011
Record Modified: 21-Jul-2021