The 'Great Southern Reef': Social, ecological and economic value of Australia's neglected kelp forests

Kelp forests define >8000km of temperate coastline across southern Australia, where ~70% of Australians live, work and recreate. Despite this, public and political awareness of the scale and significance of this marine ecosystem is low, and research investment miniscule (<10%), relativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bennett, Scott, Wernberg, T., Connell, S., Hobday, A., Johnson, C., Poloczanska, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: C S I R O Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24093