An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs

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dc.contributor.advisorGibson, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGuy, Lauraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T18:01:50Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T18:01:50Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe biodiversity found on a coral reef is above and beyond that found in the tropical rainforests, with an estimated 25 percent of all marine species concentrated in an area that only covers 1 percent of the ocean floor. This huge wealth of biodiversity is founded upon a structure made entirely of animals. The coral polyps that provide the limestone structure of the reef date back around 200 million years and they in that time, although their growth is slow, have produced huge areas of various types of reef. These include atolls, fringing reefs and barrier reefs, the most famous being that of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia which covers around 350,000 square kilometres.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGuy, L. (2009). <i>An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4476en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGuy, Laura. <i>"An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4476en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGuy, L. 2009. An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Guy, Laura AB - The biodiversity found on a coral reef is above and beyond that found in the tropical rainforests, with an estimated 25 percent of all marine species concentrated in an area that only covers 1 percent of the ocean floor. This huge wealth of biodiversity is founded upon a structure made entirely of animals. The coral polyps that provide the limestone structure of the reef date back around 200 million years and they in that time, although their growth is slow, have produced huge areas of various types of reef. These include atolls, fringing reefs and barrier reefs, the most famous being that of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia which covers around 350,000 square kilometres. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs TI - An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4476 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4476
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGuy L. An Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefs. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4476en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Marine and Environmental Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleAn Analysis of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of Coral Reefsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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