from being entangled in a net of some sort. The Coral beauty is one out of the many magnificent creatures in the ocean. Widely known to the great barrier reef of Australia‚ the indo- pacific‚ Tropical Atlantic‚ Indian‚ and the Pacific areas. However they can be found all around the world. Known to live in the deep coral reefs‚ where they can be found up to 650 ft below the
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English 2 Honors 31 May 2011 Coral Bleaching What is Coral bleaching? Coral bleaching is the whitening of corals due to expulsion or death of the protozoa’s pigment. The corals that form the structure of reef ecosystems of tropical seas depend upon a symbiotic relationship with unicellular protozoa‚ called zooxanthellae‚ which live within their tissues. Zooxanthellae give coral its coloration. Under stress‚ corals may release their zooxanthella‚ which causes the coral to look
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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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‘Compare the nature and rate of change that affect the functioning of TWO different ecosystems at risk.’ An ecosystem is the dynamic complex of plant‚ animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment as a functional unit. Ecosystems are systems through which incoming solar energy is captured and channelled through a hierarchy of life forms. Each ecosystem has its own characteristic plant and animal community. Nature of change refers to the natural or human induced change
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UNESCO Research Outline Morgan Michelle E. Mills Axia College of University of Phoenix The largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world is the Belize Barrier System. The Belize Barrier Reef system is home to a lot of marine plant and animal life; some of them are endangered like the marine turtle‚ American crocodile and manatee. If there is a coral reef parallel to it is the mangroves. People usually ignore the trees that line the coastline because they don’t
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Adam Holena Physiology Venom Research Paper 5/2/2013 Crown of Thorns Starfish To many tourists the Great Barrier Reef is an exciting and relaxing destination to travel to. It holds beauty in its waters that are difficult to find anywhere else. Within the beauty however lies many varieties of marine organisms that all can inflict great harm to humans. One such organism is the Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci). When most people hear of the organism starfish‚ they think of this
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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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Coastal management The aim of this report is to investigate Long Reef and Collaroy Beach’s coastal management. Sand Dunes The Importance of Vegetation Sand dunes are a valid indication of the quality of the soil and the surrounding ocean. When vegetation is established in sand dunes‚ it stabilises it- i.e. gives the dunes structure. This structure helps prevent erosion by using the plant life to trap the sand. Without these plants (and ultimately the sand dunes) sand will be subject to many
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dangerous depths of water‚ with the sea anemone which they are always seen to be with. The Clown Fish also known as Anemonefish come from all over from the tropical Pacific Ocean‚ Red Sea‚ Indian Ocean‚ and the Australian Great Barrier Reef. They live near a coral reef in only salt water with the sea anemones and are found to be shy creatures. They live in the deepest depths of water where no other fish dare to live in. Amphiprion ocellaris is the most commonly seen Clown fish (finding Nemo) and its
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Biscayne National Park was founded on June 28‚ 1980. The national park is about 270 miles large. This park includes coral reefs‚ islands‚ and mangrove forest in the Northern part of the Florida keys. Many dolphins‚ turtles‚ and pelicans live in the Biscayne Bay lagoon. The park is 95% water and the bay is the location of the mangrove forests. The park is about 172‚971 acres and has one of the largest and the first true florida keys‚ Elliot Key..Biscayne National Park has four major ecosystems. The
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