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    Brightly colored reefs, and a variety of creatures swarm over the Great Barrier. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest reef system! The Great Barrier Reef has been around for an extremely long time, and it has thrived for thousands of years. Sadly, scientists have noticed that as of lately, this beautiful reef is in fact dying. Scientists have been studying the main contributors to this decline, and have been proficient in examining the smaller details. They have also been studying how the

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    TOPIC: The Great Barrier Reef - bleaching of corals Prepared for: Tatiana Tchirkova Further Studies 305 Prepared by: Malgorzata Drozdz Student Number: 100556445 Date of completion: 31st October 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.1. Aim ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.2. Scope …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.3. General Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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    major stakeholder in the Great Barrier Reef is UNESCO – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO is in charge of the World Heritage List, a selection of sites across the world which are considered of “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. This list includes such wonders as the Silk Roads in China, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in France, the Pyrenees in Spain, Stonehenge, and the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef was declared

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    The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) covers 2,300 kilometres of the Queensland coast and contains 2,900 reefs, and around 940 islands and cays. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is five times the size of Tasmania .The reef is immensely diverse and it provides a home to more than 1,500 species of fish, 411 types of hard coral, one-third of the world’s soft corals, 134 species of sharks and rays, six of the world’s seven species of threatened marine turtles, and more than 30 species of marine mammals, including

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    How was it formed? The Great Barrier Reef, it has a length of 1,600 miles (2,600 km) and covers 133,000 square miles (344,400 sq. km). The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure in the world created by living organisms. It supports a wide diversity of life, this includes fish, whales, dolphins, sea turtles and many more. This is the same reason why reef corals exist, also known as the “rainforest of the ocean”. What types of rock are found there There are not types of rocks found in the reef

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    Hi, I’m Matilda and today I will be discussing why the great barrier reef needs more protection than ever. The Great Barrier Reef is the most abundant and diverse coral ecosystem on Earth. It contains, over 1600 species of fish, 6 out of the 7 species of marine turtles in the world, 215 species of birds, and more than 3000 species of shells. This rich and diverse range of species needs to be protected no matter the cost. The reef is also the only living organisms that can be seen from space. If

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    The (Not-so) Great Barrier Reef Barrier reefs are defined as, a coral reef running parallel to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water ("About The Reef“). These reefs are all over the world and are some of the most beautiful sites to see. In fact, one of the seven wonders of the natural world is a barrier reef. The Great Barrier Reef is in Australia off the Queensland coast ("About The Reef“). The reef stretches around 1,800 miles down the Queensland coast, and can get to 40 miles

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    consider coral reefs the most beautiful places on earth. With the plants and animals progressing all around the beautiful corals, it is spectacular. Located on the northeast coast of Australia, there lies a place just like this. This is the Great Barrier Reef. These coral reefs are called, “the rainforest of the ocean,” because it supports a huge diversity of life. Coral reefs are more than just beauty, they are a home to fish and other creatures. They protect humans against floods and storms. The

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    magazine, Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016), it is titled the complete death and passing of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Jacobsen says the famous Barrier Reef passed away in 2016 at 25 million years old. He says the Barrier Reef is the largest living structure; stretching 1,400 miles long, 2,900 individual reefs, and 1,050 islands. This grand reef harbors thousands of species. The

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    Crikey! What an amazing sight! Known as one of the world’s natural seven wonders “lives” the Great Barrier Reef. Extending like a pulled piece of taffy along the Eastern coastline of Australia, this reef, discerned as the largest biotic structure on the planet. In short, the Great Barrier Reef’s biodiversity has supported thousands of habitats and species, while exuding beauteousness unfathomable by most, bringing millions of tourists annually. Unfortunately, among all of this wonderment lurks destruction

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