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    doesn’t it. The Great Barrier Reef is home to over fifteen hundred different types of aquatic organisms. Not even counting the unusual number of unique corals. Moreover, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the world. Consequently, it Is also one of the most endangered habitat in the world. 3. With the Great Barrier Reef bringing in over six points four billion dollars it is a waste for us to let it die without a fight.! Over the past decades the Great Barrier Reef has been in…

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    The Great Barrier Reef is known as the world’s largest coral reef and is home to a large population of marine life. The reef consists of more than 3000 individual reef systems and coral cays, and contains an abundance of stunning tropical islands in Australia. This is why the Great Barrier Reef has become a well sought after tourist destination, tourists from around the world come every year to personally see the beauty of the reef for themselves. Tourists not only come here for the…

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    pacific ocean. Beneath the water’s surface, creating breaking waves, is the most magical marine environment on earth, the Great Barrier Reef. It is a place that is unique and considered one of the world’s seven wonders. The GBR stretches for thousands of miles and is considered the largest living structure on the planet. The reef is made up of three thousand different reefs that allows for the GBR to host the most life in this area than anywhere on the planet. Most of the life here is beautiful,…

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    Essay On Coral Bleaching

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    Coral reefs are vital to our marine ecosystems and essentially ours as well. They are the foundation of marine life and its diversity as well as a big part of human economics. Since coral reefs are so fragile it’s hard to maintain their beauty and life without ruining them. Lately, fisherman and multiple accounts of human activity have destroyed the coral reefs and the population of reefs all of the worlds is decreasing. While we have already lost 27% of coral reefs, why do we care if more die…

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    life? We all know we'd like to go somewhere, but it's a huge world out there, and it can be hard to know which spots to hit first. Here are the top 10 ideas for amazing places to see in your lifetime. Number Ten: Travel to The Great Barrier Reef, Australia This reef is the largest living thing on the entire planet. That alone should make you want to go! Number Nine: Christ the Redeemer, Brazil This statue is almost 100 feet high, and can be accessed via train. It's so huge, you'll have to…

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    Queen Angelfish The queen angelfish (Holacanthus Ciliaris) have a black and blue speckled ring on the top of their head that looks like a crown, which is how they got their name. The queen angelfish are one of the most beautiful and colorful reef fish. Description The queen angelfish has a thin body, a rounded head, and a beak-like mouth. They have two, long, fins that drape behind them, two fins under their bodies, one fin on either side of their bodies, and one dorsal fin on the top of…

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    In contrast to many other countries, Australia contains a massive amount of continuous costal lines stretched out all over the country. The vast coastline consists of approximately sixty thousand kilometres. In order to protect and maintain this coast line, costal management plans must be put into action. Costal management is the act of proposing and taking into action ideas in which help to maintain costal areas. Most of the Australian coast holds many financial benefits in regards to its…

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    magnificent beauty. Within the park’s boundaries lie protected bays of crystal blue waters abundant with coral reef life, white- powdery- sand beaches shaded by tropical trees. National Park encompasses 60 %of the actual land area. Much of the islands waters, coral reefs, and shorelines are protected by inclusion within the park and this was expanded with the creation of the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument in 2001. The Virgin Island National Park provides endless discovery and…

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    The Great Barrier Reef; it’s a land filled with the wonders of marine life and the beauty of biodiversity. A land where a dense forest of coral stretches on for miles, and schools of vibrant fish dart in and out of coral-ridged windows. A land where sunlight dances through crystal water, landing delicately upon strong branches of the reef and small crustaceans scuttle about the streets of the busy underwater city. It is a land free from the effects of human existence. At least, that’s what we’d…

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    that gets people heated the most, I think of climate change. Climate change has been a controversial topic for years, now being the 20th century, many people don’t know if climate change is real or not. Our largest living organism is the Great Barrier Reef, and it is being affected by warmer ocean waters. The ocean’s temperature is warming due to increases in sea surface temperature which has led to an increase…

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