The Sea Spider is one of the millions of different creatures that live in the some of the coldest waters‚ and around 7‚000 meters down in the oceans of Arctic and Antarctic‚ as well as the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. Sea spiders have over 1300 know different species‚ some species include names like Pantopoda or Pycnogonids. Usually these species are categorized as Arthropods and the sea spiders are under the class of Pycnogonida. The sizes of the sea spiders range between 1 millimeter to over
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Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System XXXXX BIO/100 April 1‚ 2012 XXXXXXX Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System In efforts to bring awareness to the continued preservation of this area‚ it is imperative to advocate for the threatened species of this region by bringing continued awareness to preserving this natural ecosystem. The magnificent Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is the world’s largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere on the coastal regions of Belize. It is
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functional unit. The Great Barrier Reef‚ an ecosystem that is particularly at risk‚ is a long‚ narrow system that stretches for 2000km along the northeast Australian coast. The formation of this ecosystem is attributed to the dynamics of weather and climate‚ and the geomorphic‚ hydrologic and Biogeographical processes within the region. The atmospheric processes encountered within the Great Barrier Reef are ultimately responsible for shaping the reef ecosystem. The reef‚ which lies within Australia’s
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One ecosystem at risk that has been studied is the coral reef; The Great Barrier Reef is located off the East coast of Northern Queensland. It stretches approximately 2300km from Papua New Guinea to Fraser Island. Overall the Great Barrier Reef system covers an area of over 348‚000km2 making a vast‚ very complex ecosystem. There is a long history of human activity and use on and of the Great Barrier Reef. Negative impacts on the Great Barrier Reef include climate change‚ oil spills‚ tourism‚ overfishing
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1. Threats to the Great Barrier Reef \What are the threats to the Great Barrier Reef?\ In contemporary‚ the Great Barrier Reef has emerged numerous threats to the situation‚ in spite of the fact that it fetches billions of dollars into national economy from over two million tourists and over 700 tourism operators every year and supports more than 50 000 jobs. Furthermore ‚ (“Great Barrier Reef‚”2009) 2.1 Threats to the Great Barrier Reef of human factor One of the part of the risk
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500 kilometres long. Islands and Reefs A coral reef is an accumulation of dead corals and other organisms with a limestone skeleton. This is then cemented together by physical processes and the reef builds slowly to the surface of the water. The world ’s
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mainland species‚ allowing animals there to evolve separately. Great Barrier Reef‚ Australia Chapter 5. Corals are an outstanding example of symbiosis‚ in which a coral polyp (an animal) and an alga (which photosynthesizes) live together and benefit each other. Together‚ these partners build some of the largest structures created by any living organism. The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world. Coral reefs are renowned for the diversity‚ beauty‚ and the economic importance of the
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My Dream Holiday My dream holiday doesn’t involve only one place but the whole world‚ because it is to tour the world’s most astonishing places. Firstly there’s Manhattan. New York. As one of the most popular tourist destinations and heavily populated places anywhere in the world‚ Manhattan offers something for everyone‚ including vast amounts beauty‚ irrelevant of what you consider to be beautiful. From the lush greenery and openness of Central Park to the awe-inspiring and breathtaking
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Ever since the 1960’s‚ The Crown of Thorns Starfish have been destroying our magnificent Great Barrier Reef. Biotic factors are a major consideration of the outbreak of the Crown of Thorns‚ lack of predators and their high fertilization rate plays a massive role in this overwhelming amount of starfish. The main predator the COT meets is the giant triton snail1. But because of recent population problems making the predators lacking in numbers they have no way of reducing the crown of thorns population
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cannot control its body temperature when the ambient temperature rises above 86º F. An extended heat wave in north Queensland could kill off a large part of its population². Another species affected by global warming are the coral reefs. If we do not protect the coral reefs‚ they might join the group of endemic species to. The report‚ by the Australian Institute
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