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    separate continent‚ Australia around the sea‚ so it has a large number of beaches. Meanwhile Australia is a colorful country and has a lot of sports‚ views and wildlife. First of all‚ there are so many popular sports in Australia. Australia has a great quality places in which people can swim. So swimming in compensation is largely practiced and very popular in Australia. According to “Australia’s Greatest Olympia”‚ some of Australia’s must internationally famous and successful sports people are swimmers

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    Great Barrier Reef‚ Australia Organisms that can be found in this ecosystem – Seaweed – P Sea grass – P Zooxanthellae – P Phytoplankton – P Zooplankton – C Omnivore Krill – C Omnivore Prawn – D Platygyra hard coral – C Omnivore Turbinaria hard coral – C Omnivore Bottlebrush coral – C Omnivore Bubble coral – C Carnivore Needle coral – C Omnivore Giant clam – C Omnivore Cone shell – C Omnivore Nudibranchs – C Omnivore Mollusks – C Carnivore Zig-zag oysters – C Omnivore Cowries

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    Main Features of the Reef: One of Australia’s most remarkable and unique natural gifts‚ the Great Barrier Reef is filled with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of 3000 individual coral reefs and 940 islands‚ which stretches for 2000 kilometres along the Queensland coast and is home to; more than 1500 species of fish‚ 30 species of marine mammals including the endangered dugong‚ 6 of the world’s endangered species of sea turtles and 215 species

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    years ago‚ the Great Barrier reef began its lifelong journey of destruction and creation. Through many changes and disasters‚ the reef has remained. From glaciers to sunscreen‚ the problems the Great Barrier reef has dealt with‚ and continues to fight‚ vary in size but are equally devastating. Although‚ with the support of many marine biologists‚ scientists‚ and conscientious people working together‚ the reef can one day return to its thriving and colorful ways. The Great Barrier reef today began to

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    Great Barrier Reef Coral reefs house an array of kinds such as coral polyps‚ tropical fish‚ shellfish‚ turtles and various sea plants. About 25% of the worldwide reef systems have been abandoned by human activities. Though it is threatened as a World Heritage Area‚ it is still greatly squeezed by the human environment. Effluence‚ mining and tourism all have damaging effects on coral reefs. IMPACTS - Agriculture Cultivation is also affecting the water ailment of the oceans and the Great Barrier

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    for cruises and other sightseeing vessels to pass through‚ the Great Barrier Reef sees a huge amount of ocean traffic pass through its waters every day of the year. Even though the numbers of shipping accidents have decreased in recent history when compared to the past‚ the amount of debris and foreign objects that has been left in the water have a drastic effect on the surrounding eco system. The debris and waste would remain in the Reef for a long period of time. A boat does not have to go to the

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    The Great Barrier Reef is the largest biological organism in the world‚ the balanced ecology of the Great Barrier Reef is very vulnerable to even the smallest human influence. The range‚ frequency and the scale of human impacts on coral reefs are building to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Pollution‚ global warming and over-fishing are the main factors that are tipping the stability of the ecosystems within the coral reefs. Pollution has made a huge impact on the Great Barrier Reef

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    happening to the Great Barrier Reef? The Great Barrier Reef is dying‚ but in actuality it is being "bleached". This is happening due to the water temperature rising but since the great barrier reef is a living organism all the aquatic life living in it will die also. What is the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world‚ and pulling away from it‚ and viewing it from a greater distance‚ you can understand why. It is larger than the Great Wall of China

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    In the article “ The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare “ by Michael Slezak talks about how global warming impacts The Great Barrier Reef. “Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest.Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest.” In 1929 thermal bleaching was recorded for the first time

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    Analyse the human impacts affecting the nature and rate of change of two ecosystems at risk. All ecosystems are placed under levels of stress that must be withstood or overcome in the form of evolution in order to adapt and survive. These attributes determine the resilience and vulnerability of each and every ecosystem. These forms of stress fall under two categories; natural and human induced. In regards to natural stress‚ the term gradual is used as it happens at a slower rate and lesser magnitude

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