Great Barrier Reef‚ which I had wanted to research for my presentation‚ but information was more abundant for the topic I did choose. The size of the reef and its tourist potential are great in their respective ways. The reef is the largest of its kind extending 2300 km along the North East Coast of Australia from Cape York to the northern part of South Queensland. Most may believe that the reef alone is one large organism‚ but is amazingly a network of roughly 2900 individual reefs to form one
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3‚ April 2012 A Study of Water Quality Near to a Coral Reef Site in the Region of Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates Rami El Khatib‚ Adnan Falah‚ Golaleh Tavakoli‚ Christine D ’cruz and Jasmine Pereira Abstract — The water quality near to a coral reef site in Jebel Ali‚ Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates (UAE) was studied. Many Physico-Chemical parameters for water samples taken at two different depths (0.5 m and 1.0 m) parallel to a coral reef site were measured and analyzed. The data showed that
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The Fynbos Biome makes up the largest part of the Cape Floral Kingdom‚ which is the smallest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The Fynbos Biome in particular is noted for its high levels of biodiversity (the highest in world) and endemism‚ which in turn results in a high number of threatened and endangered species. The Cape Floral Kingdom was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2004. 2 Discussion Fynbos is found predominantly in the the South Western Cape in an area extending from just
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Barrier reefs and coral reefs play a very important role in our environment. The reefs protect our coastal regions. Many species of coral and fish call the reefs home. There are various reasons why barrier reefs and coral reefs play huge role in our environment; this reef provides Habitat‚ Income‚ Food‚ Protection‚ Medicine‚ and Tourism. Coral reefs need to be protected in order for them to continue to thrive Coral reefs are often called
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Lacsaman‚ Sakhiah T. April 16‚ 2013 ADMB002 Case: Tubbataha Reef 1. I do not agree on the proposal for development. Tubbataha Reef is one of those heavenly places that Philippines should be proud of. The public is now more aware of the reef and its importance to the environment and the economy. After many years of neglect‚ there are now greater and more widespread efforts to save Tubbataha reef. And yet‚ it seems that all these efforts are not well-coordinated. In fact‚ some of
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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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Coral Reef Bleaching Coral reef bleaching‚ which is the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa. The cause of the whitening is “from the loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae and/or a reduction in photosynthetic pigment concentrations in zooxanthellae residing within the gastrodermal tissues of host animals.” (P.W.Glynn) The reason why coral reef bleaching is such a concern is because the “consequences of bleaching large numbers of reef-building scleractinian corals and hydrocorals.”(P.W.Glynn)
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Barrier Reef’s Future? The Great Barrier Reef is the home of some of the most varied ecosystems and naturally productive habitats. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest group of coral in the world with more than 2‚900 separate reef spanning or 1‚600 miles. The Great Barrier Reef is known as the largest living organism in the world. The barrier reef includes coral polyps‚ sponge beds‚ mangrove forests‚ and sea grass. The balanced eco system of the Great Barrier Reef is one that is very sensitive to even
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October 14‚ 2011 Warming Up to the Truth Being an avid hydrophile‚ I wanted to explore a topic that involved the world of life in the ocean. This allowed me start wondering about coral reefs inside the ocean and caused me to raise the question about how and why some of these become bleached. A number of coral reefs that have been bleached lasted such a long time as luminous organisms filled with color and beauty before suddenly turning white and dull. How does something like that last such a long
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The Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef stretches 2‚300 kilometres along the Queensland coast and includes over 2‚900 reefs and around 940 islands and clays The reef is the only living organic collective on earth that is visible from space. Because of the marine parks natural beauty‚ it has become one of the of the world most visited tourist destinations with more than 2 million people visiting the marine park every year. There are a number of reasons why the reef is a positive aspect to Australia
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