Social determinants of the exploitation and management of coral reef resources in Solomon Islands

235 Pages·2013·3.23 MB·English

by  Tom David Brewer

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exploitation and management of coral reef resources in
Solomon Islands. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF THE EXPLOITATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF CORAL REEF RESOURCES IN
SOLOMON ISLANDS

Thesis submitted by
Tom David Brewer
B.Sc. (Hons) University of Queensland

in 2013
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
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STATEMENT OF ACCESS
I, the undersigned author of this work, understand that James Cook University will
make this thesis available for use within the University Library, via the Australian
Theses Network, or by other means allow access to users in other approved libraries.

I understand that as an unpublished work, a thesis has significant protection under the
Copyright Act but beyond this protection, I do not wish to place any access restrictions
to this thesis.

16th January, 2013
Tom David Brewer Date of submission

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STATEMENT OF SOURCES DECLARATION
I declare that this thesis is my own work and has not been submitted in any form for
another degree or diploma at any university or other institution of tertiary education.
Information derived from the published or unpublished work of others has been duly
acknowledged in the text and a list of references is given.

______________________ 16th January, 2013
Tom David Brewer Date of submission
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STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION OF OTHERS
Research funding:
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Stipend:
Australian Postgraduate Award
Supervisory Committee:
Principle supervisor:
Assoc. Prof. Joshua Cinner, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James
Cook University
Associate supervisors:
Distinguished Prof. Bob Pressey, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,
James Cook University
Distinguished Prof. Terry Hughes, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,
James Cook University
Dr Simon Foale, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook
University.
Survey design and data collection:
Assoc. Prof. Joshua Cinner assisted with survey design (chapter 4)
Dr Simon Foale assisted with survey design (chapter 4)
Freda Paiva assisted with survey translation (chapter 4)
Joe Gynegele assisted with the field surveys (chapter 4)
Statistical and analytical support:
Assoc. Prof. Joshua Cinner (whole thesis)
Dr Johnathan Kool (chapter 3)
Dr M. Aaron MacNeil (chapter 2A)
Dr Nick Graham (chapter 2B)
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Dr Rebecca Fisher (chapter 2B)
Editorial assistance:
Assoc. Prof. Joshua Cinner (whole thesis)
Distinguished Prof. Bob Pressey (chapter 2A, Introduction, Discussion)
Distinguished Prof. Terry Hughes (chapters 2A, 2B)
Dr Simon Foale (chapters 3, 4)
Dr Katie Moon (whole thesis)
Christina Hicks (chapters 2A, 2B)
Dr Alison Green (chapters 2A, 2B)
Dr Shaun Wilson (chapter 2B)
Dr Rebecca Fisher (chapter 2B)
Permits
Field work for this thesis complies with the current laws of Australia, and permits
necessary for the project were obtained from James Cook University Human Ethics
under ethics code H3596.
Preferred citation:
Brewer, T.D. 2013. Social determinants of the exploitation and management of coral
reef resources in Solomon Islands. Ph.D. thesis.
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For Molly,
my future.
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