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Australias Great Barrier Reef is located to the North East of Australia stretching from Cairns to Bundaberg. ...
World Heritage listings are granted based on four criteria, of which the Barrier Reef meets all,
Perhaps the major reason for its listing however is the remarkable diversity it possess, the reef is home to over 1500 species of fish, 350 types of coral and 4000 varieties of molluscs, while six of the worlds seven species of marine turtles are found in the region. The reef is so large however that protecting it all is far from simple, the reef is so extensive it is visible from space and inhabits a region greater in area of thee United Kingdom and is home to at least 2800 individual reefs. ...
Perhaps the most benign influence on species diversity in the barrier reef are the environmental conditions, although clearly certain conditions were required to produce the reef species have diversified in a manner to exploit almost all sub-environments in the region. ... While some regions of the reef may contain low species richness when compared to others, large amounts of reef provide what appear ideal conditions for growth. ... It is clearly feasible for competition between species of corals could in fact decrease diversity on the reef. ...
Although predation of coral is commonplace on the reef, it appears the recent exploits of man have increased the numbers of the most devastating organism the crown of thorns starfish.
Approximate Word count = 1099
Approximate Pages = 4.4
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