The Great Barrier Reef poses no threat to any species. It is the species that already live within the waters of the Great Barrier Reef that are under threat from external sources.
Not all corals are reef-building. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has determined that there are some 875 reef-building coral species worldwide. 27% of these are threatened, and another 20% are near- threatened, while there is insufficient data on another 17%.In the Great Barrier Reef itself, it is estimated there are about 350 species of reef-building corals.
According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, there are about 1625 species of fish that live in and around the Great Barrier Reef, not including the shark species. Of these, 1400 are coral reef species. In addition, there are over 3000 species of molluscs, 630 species of echinoderm such as starfish and sea urchins, 14 known species of sea snakes, 30 species of whales and dolphins, dugongs and 133 species of sharks and rays.
Yes. Many species of jellyfish live in the Great Barrier Reef.
i think it is from polution
The Great Barrier Reef does not yet have an official listing of "endangered". However, around 40 species which live in and around the Great Barrier Reef are listed as endangered.
Yes. Seals are one of several protected species in the Great Barrier Reef.
Shark species in the Great Barrier reef include:various species of reef shark (the most common of the sharks in the Great Barrier Reef) such as grey reef shark and whitetip reef sharklemon sharkvarious species of wobbegong sharkcoral catsharkleopard sharktiger shark
As far as I know the smallest fish in the great barrier reef is the stout infantfish
The Great Barrier Reef is being threatened by urban development, agriculture, oil spills, and normal pollution. Infestation and disease have damaged it. Thousands of commercial vessels have damaged it.
There are around 215 species of birds found around the Great Barrier Reef. Of these, between 22 and 29 are seabirds.
Yes, many species of crabs live in the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef is a marine biome, so the only grass that grows there is seagrass, which is not a true grass. There are 15 known species of seagrass in the Great Barrier Reef.