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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Honors 31 May 2011 Coral Bleaching What is Coral bleaching? Coral bleaching is the whitening of corals due to expulsion or death of the protozoa’s pigment. The corals that form the structure of reef ecosystems of tropical seas depend upon a symbiotic relationship with unicellular protozoa‚ called zooxanthellae‚ which live within their tissues. Zooxanthellae give coral its coloration. Under stress‚ corals may release their zooxanthella‚ which causes the coral to look white or “bleached”
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Conserve Our Coral Reefs Before Its Too Late? The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s latest report warns that half of the coral reefs could disappear by 2045. Coral reefs are diverse ecosystems that support different kinds of fish species and other organisms under the sea. They are home to as many as 150‚000 species in any given coral reef (Harris 1060). They are located in warm‚ shallow‚ and tropical marine waters where there is enough sunlight available for the coral reefs to thrive
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surface. Coral reefs only cover 1% of the ocean floor‚ yet they hold more than 25% of all marine life. They are considered the forests of the seas and are very important. But human activities have greatly impacted on coral reefs around the world. They must be used sustainably and taken care of so that our children and their children after them can use and enjoy them. Coral Reefs are important‚ not just to the environment‚ but to humans as well. Currently‚ around 500 million people rely on coral reefs
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The Great Barrier Reef‚ located off the coast of Queensland‚ Australia‚ is the “world’s largest coral reef ecosystem”‚ according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). It is home to about 2‚900 individual coral reefs‚ but unfortunately‚ as of 1990 and continuing until today‚ this number is rapidly declining. This active downturn is primarily due to the catastrophic coral bleaching event being held in their ecosystem. Coral reefs have an optimal water temperature of (20-27 celsius)
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humans. The unique Reef has been established for over 36 years‚ and is also one of Adelaide’s main attractions. Therefore it has a right to be free of endangerment. Port Noarlunga Reef was established in 1971‚ on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. This narrow reef was known to be formed from a sand dune; thus‚ a sandstone reef. The reef is 1.6km long‚ lying 400m offshore. Although permitted activities such as fishing are allowed‚ it is only permitted within a certain area of the reef where the organisms
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The Great Barrier Reef a World Heritage listed‚ it is the vastest stretch of coral reef in the world. This essay will provide information on how the Great Barrier Reef is being protected against global warming for our future generations. We all love going to the beach for a swim or a snorkel however a different image was created by an article published by the Australian Academy of Science on their web site Nova Science in the News (2009): “Imagine you are on a beautiful tropical island on the
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Notes on Great Barrier Reef Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef Earth snapshot coral reef: http://www.eosnap.com/tag/coral-reef/page/2/ Size: The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2‚900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2‚600 kilometers (1‚600 mi) over an area of approximately 344‚400 square kilometers (133‚000 sq. mi) Location: The reef is located in the Coral Sea‚ off the coast of Queensland‚ Australia. It
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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 extreme
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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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