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GREAT BARRIER REEF

GREAT BARRIER REEF. Total Visitor by Year. STATISTICS. Longest coral reef in the world Approximately 2000 km long Consists of over 3000 reefs Home to 1500 species of fish Contains 400 types of hard and soft coral 200 species of bird life. Why is the Reef important?.

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GREAT BARRIER REEF

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  1. GREAT BARRIER REEF

  2. Total Visitor by Year Mandy Wild

  3. STATISTICS • Longest coral reef in the world • Approximately 2000 km long • Consists of over 3000 reefs • Home to 1500 species of fish • Contains 400 types of hard and soft coral • 200 species of bird life Mandy Wild

  4. Why is the Reef important? • Protective habitat for marine life • Protects inner Australian shoreline • Outer edge received full force of waves • Provides a nursery for fish and marine life • Reef Organisms offer medical treatments • Possible bone replacement • Treatments for cancer and AIDS Mandy Wild

  5. Primary tourism users are: • Dive operators • Island resorts • Cruise ships • Charter vessels • Scenic flights Mandy Wild

  6. THREATS • Global warming • Coral bleaching • Increase in tropical storms (damage coral) • Crown-of-Thorns starfish • Natural predators of coral • Sediment and chemical runoff • Affects water quality • Coral disease Mandy Wild

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