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NESP MaC Project 1.9 - Quantifying the ecosystem services of the Great Southern Reef (UNSW, IMAS)

Dates

Start Date
01-Sep-2021
End Date
31-Mar-2022

Titles

Title
NESP MaC Project 1.9 - Quantifying the ecosystem services of the Great Southern Reef (UNSW, IMAS)
Title Type
Primary
Title Type:
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Start Date
01-Sep-2021
End Date
31-Mar-2022
Language
English

Descriptions

Description

The Great Southern Reef (GSR) is an 8,000 km network of temperate rocky reefs stretching from Western Australia to New South Wales. Dominated by kelp forests, it is one of the world’s most biodiverse and productive marine ecosystems, supporting important fisheries, tourism, cultural values, and ecological functions. Despite its significance, kelp forests are in decline due to ocean warming, marine heatwaves, pollution, and expanding herbivore populations—threatening both biodiversity and the services these reefs provide. Evidence-based management is hindered without accurate estimates of the GSR's contribution to society and the economy.

This project delivered the first systematic synthesis of existing data on the ecosystem services and economic value of the GSR, focusing on shallow reefs (0–50 m). Market and non-market services—such as commercial and recreational fishing, tourism, carbon sequestration, and existence value—were assessed for each state in which the GSR occurs. The synthesis highlighted the high societal dependence on the GSR, with over 17 million Australians living within 50 km of its waters and significant national engagement in related economic and cultural activities.

All data inventoried by the project were aligned with national and international environmental-economic accounting standards to support future inclusion in Australia’s ocean accounting frameworks. This inventory provides the foundation for developing a national ocean account for kelp forests, and identifies the key data gaps that must be addressed to fully capture the GSR’s value and guide long-term policy and investment.
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Contributors

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Organisations

Organisation ID
https://ror.org/03r8z3t63
Roles
Role
Lead Research Organisation
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Lead Research Organisation
 The research organistion administratively responsible for the project; administering organisation
Start Date
2021-09-01
End Date
2022-03-31
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Roles
Role
Lead Research Organisation
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End Date
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Organisation ID
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Roles
Role
Other Research Organisation
Role:
Other Research Organisation
 A research organisation such as a university participating in the project, usually hosting Contributors and providing other support
Start Date
2021-09-01
End Date
2022-03-31

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Related RAiDs

Title
Marine and Coastal Hub (10.71821/418be95a)
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 Relates a subproject back to its parent project

Access

Type
Open Access
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Open Access
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Language
Text
Embargo Expiry

Subjects

Subject
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Keywords
Subject
Ecosystem function (410203)
Keywords
Text
kelp ecosystems
Language
eng
Subject
Ecosystem services (incl. pollination) (410204)
Keywords
Text
Great Southern Reef
Language
eng
Subject
Environment and resource economics (380105)
Keywords
Text
environmental economics
Language
eng
Text
non-market valuation
Language
eng
Text
ocean accounting
Language
eng

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