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Great Barrier Reef
Located in Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef and encompasses an area of 133,000 square miles.
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What is the soft part of the Great Barrier Reef made of?
The Great Barrier Reef is made up of both hard corals and soft corals. The term 'soft coral' is the name given to the coral group with the scientific name of Alcyonacea. They are different from hard coral polyps, which have multiples of six tentacles, by the fact that the soft coral polyps always have eight tentacles.
What is the environmental issue in the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is subject to a number of environmental issues. Pollution and chemical runoff pose a very real threat to the reef. Mud and chemical runoff tend to limit the sunlight that reaches the coral, causing it to die off. The Crown of Thorns starfish still remains one of the biggest threats as well.
It is difficult to get an answer on how much climate change is affecting the Great Barrier Reef. It is known to be shrinking, but it is uncertain by how much. Climate scientists who subscribe to the theory of anthropogenic global warming (i.e. caused by man's activities) predict that the Great Barrier Reef may lose up to 95% of its coral by the middle of the current century. Although the coastline parallel to the Great Barrier Reef has been settled by Europeans for less then 200 years, these scientists believe that the Reef has been shrinking by 20% every 100 years. Climate scientists who subscribe to the theory that global warming is cyclical perhaps have a less drastic view, as they believe that the coral will regenerate, as it has apparently done so in the past. It is a very emotive topic.
What is the airport code for Great Barrier Reef Airport?
The airport code for Great Barrier Reef Airport is HTI.
What is the Language of the Australian Great Barrier Reef?
The people of the area speak mainly English. The sea life in the reef probably speaks a dialect of fish.
What are natural disasters in the Great Barrier Reef?
The most common natural disaster in the Great Barrier Reef is the occurrence cyclones. The Great Barrier Reef is in the Coral Sea, and many cyclones form in the Coral Sea each cyclone season.
Where does the Great Barrier Reef start and finish?
The Great Barrier Reef's northern end begins just south of Papua New Guinea, and its southern end is near Lady Elliott Island, northeast of the city of Bundaberg. This is a total of about 2300 km, or 1430 miles.
What kind of barrier reef creatures change colour?
well i know that certain octipuses change color and live around coral and barrier reefs.
barriers to entry are a set of agreements that prohibits a company from entering a certain market.
Is the Great Barrier Reef a National Park?
The Great Barrier Reef is not just a National park, but a National Marine Park.
The Great Barrier Reef is along what shore?
The Great Barrier Reef is along the coast/shore of Queensland, Australia.
What is a food pyramid of the Great Barrier Reef?
it is a grouping of many diferent animals, in a upside down food chain, an example would be
White tipped reef shark (110)
Moray eels (970)
Parrotfish (1,300)
Corral (9,000)
or somthing like that
Are dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef?
Yes, large populations of dugong live in the Great Barrier Reef.
Which coastline is the Great Barrier Reef near?
The Great Barrier Reef lies approximately parallel to the Queensland coast.
How can you explore the Great Barrier Reef?
There are several tourism operators who will take you on a diving expedition to the Great Barrier Reef, and leave you there to explore.
Does the great barrier reef only experience 2 season?
No. The Great Barrier Reef has summer, autumn, winter and spring, but winters are warm and mild compared to southern regions. Unlike the "Top End" of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef does not have just a "wet season" and a "dry season".
What is the smallest fish species living on the Great Barrier Reef?
As far as I know the smallest fish in the great barrier reef is the stout infantfish
Why is the Great Barrier Reef an animal?
because it is made up primarily of coral, which is an animal.
What are three ways people use the great barrier reef?
People use the Great Barrier Reef legally in the following ways:
- Tourism
- Fishing
- Snorkelling
What sort of work do people do at the Great Barrier Reef?
People do not work "at" the Great Barrier Reef, as it is a protected area in the ocean. However, many people work work by conducting tours out into selected areas of the Reef. Some tours are fishing tours; others use glass-bottomed boats to give tourists a clear view of the colours of the reef and the fish; many tours take people out scuba diving and snorkelling in the waters.
The fact that workers don't always have the education required to perform certain jobs is one restriction on producers that keeps the labor market from being a completely free market. Another is that there will always be some level of government restrictions/laws regarding production.
Why is the Belize Barrier Reef endangered?
No it is not endangered, but it is close to being defined as endangered. There are many species of coral that are needing a prune as there is too many but there are some that are almost extinct. Everything should even out though.
How people go to the Great Barrier Reef in a year?
how many people go to the great barrier reef in a year
