The economic value of ecosystem services in the Great Barrier Reef: our state of knowledge

A significant gap exists in our understanding of the economic value of ecosystem services provided by the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and its adjoining systems. Research has predominantly focused on a limited range of services, such as tourism and fishing, while neglecting others like those provided by mangroves or the broader social, temporal, and spatial dynamics of these services. This imbalance hampers effective resource allocation and conservation efforts, as recent changes in adjoining ecosystems have likely eroded the reef's ability to provide essential services—yet their full impact remains poorly quantified.

Stoeckl, N., Hicks, C. C., Mills, M., Fabricius, K., Esparon, M., Kroon, F., Kaur, K., & Costanza, R. (2011). The economic value of ecosystem services in the Great Barrier Reef: our state of knowledge. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1219(1), 113–133. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05892.x