Barrier reef

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest and diverse coral ecosystem, and is home to a variety of organisms (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a). However due to environmental and anthropogenic events including climate change, pollution, poor fishing practices, mining and industrialisation (World Wildlife Fund 2016) the GBR is under threat of coral bleaching, eventually causing significant destruction to the ecosystem (Australian Marine Conservation Society 2016). There are numerous sustainability

Numerous diseases affect the world’s coral reefs, however the most prevalent at the current time is coral bleaching. With rising sea surface temperatures, the threat of disease has increased as well; organizations such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are already monitoring conditions affecting these issues throughout the world’s oceans. Understanding how many reefs are currently affected as well as which areas are experiencing the highest severity of damage is highly important

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

The Great Barrier Reef- a fragile ecosystem 1 Australia- a country of diversity No matter how far I have traversed around this earth, I have yet to find another location that rivals Australia. Nowhere else on earth can you find such spectacular landscapes, unique and fascinating animals, and such warm friendly people. This is why I will always call Australia home.1 This is a quote by Adam Cropp, a man who grew up in Port Douglas, Australia. From his earliest days he was surrounded by his

Conservation case study: examine an area that has been seriously damaged, and discuss how it could be protected • The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef that covers 23000 kilometers making it the largest in the world. It is made up of living organisms. • It is extremely biodiverse with different species of fish, coral, anemone, bivalves and worms. • Currently due to CO2 emissions changing the waters pH and climate, change warming up the water coral bleaching is occurring. This is when zooxanthellae

The Great Barrier Reef is the most substantial living structure on Earth; this complex aquatic system houses around 1,500 different species of fish. Coral polyps living in the GBR released their algae as water approached 88°F, resulting in the coral becoming white. These vast bleaching events are becoming increasingly critical, lasting longer, and are occurring closer together; this is undoubtedly tied to climate change. This bleaching process is typically due to pollutants, an overabundance of sunlight

While the human population continues to grow so does the need for land to contain the growth. In man’s attempt to fulfill this need we find that we are encroaching on lands used for diverse wildlife and plant-life. The problem comes from the fact that when man moves into these new areas he usually takes over and in the process damages or destroys ecosystems that were in place. This loss of ecosystems equates to the loss of animal species and also plant species. This is happening in our world at an

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

Queensland, Australia, resides one of the world’s seven natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef. This ecological community teeming with marine life is home to an estimate of 2,900 individual coral reefs, over 1,500 fish species, and is known as one of the most diverse regions occupying planet Earth. According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), the Great Barrier Reef is “world’s largest coral reef ecosystem”, stretching with an area of 132,974 square miles. Many environmental organizations

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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………..