In today’s society‚ thousands of artificial reefs are manufactured every year throughout the United States using an integration of private‚ federal‚ state and local government funds. Not only are artificial reefs suggested to preserve marine populations‚ but they are also considered to be “economically viable” (‘How artificial reefs are economically viable’). The role of artificial reefs is to attract marine life‚ which brings in approximately $300‚000 a year for many marine wildlife service programs
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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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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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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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Australia - Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands. In CNN’s article‚ “The Great Barrier Reef would Heritage Values”. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Swimming with the fish and admiring the colours of the coral is a must for any holiday to the Great Barrier Reef. Outer reef scuba diving and island day trips are some of the more common pastimes on the reef along with scenic flights
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ReefThe Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It is located on the northeast coast of Queensland next to the Pacific Ocean. The reef extends from the Torres Straight Islands to Sandy Cape near Fraser Island. Nearly 3‚000 individual coral reefs and some 300 small coral islands form the reef‚ which ranks as the world’s largest structure made by living organisms .The reef is approximately 37‚000 square kilometers‚ accounting for 13% of the world’s total coral reefs. In 1975‚ The Great
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cohesive response The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is an ecosystem at risk that is both vulnerable and resilient to change. Natural stress and human induced modifications affect the functioning of the ecosystem‚ with short and long term impacts. Extreme weather‚ erosion and storm waves are natural stresses that put pressure on the ecosystem while human-induced changes such as tourism‚ overpopulation and the result of industries are also prevalent. The reef is located off the North-East coast of Queensland
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JUSTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION The Great Barrier Reef is an extensive and intricate ecosystem which is located off the east coast of Northern Queensland. The GBR stretches roughly 2300 kilometres from as far north as Fly River in PNG to as far south as Frazer Island. The whole reef system covers 354‚ 000 square kilometres in total which makes it the largest and most famous coral reef system in the world. Holding one of the world’s broadest ranges of genetic biodiversity
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