Ningaloo Reef Marine Ecosystem 1. Identify ten organisms from your chosen ecosystem and draw a food web to show trophic interactions between them. Within this food web, you must include and label a decomposer. Ten organisms that live in the Ningaloo Reef include the bottlenose dolphin, loggerhead turtle, tiger shark, whale shark, Southern Calamari squid, jellyfish, zooplankton, dugong, phytoplankton and seagrass. The decomposer in this food web is bacteria, which works to further break down the dead organic matter in the bodies of plant and animal organisms.…
1) Survival is of the utmost importance on the reef. Explain how coloration benefits both predators and prey. Give examples of each. Survival on the reef is of the upmost importance. There are many ways that creatures on the reef attempt to achieve these means, one of these methods is called coloration.…
The Blue Waters Diner was originated in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. This is located in the Whitsundays region of Queensland’s coastline. It all began about five years ago when tourists around this area came together to form a spectacular idea. They thought of making a luxurious place that tourists could come and enjoy the traditional seafood it offers. They knew this diner would bring a happy smile to anyone who tastes its savoring dishes.…
Assessment of Artificial Reefs Brock49 assessed a Hawaiian AR by looking at its financial gains alone, to investigate whether it was as profitable as the natural reefs. This is a useful tool as it provides an idea of the amount of people visiting an artificial reef compared to a natural reef. It also provides the value of a reef.…
Australia the country that's nicked named the country that is down under. The country that was only discovered around 300 years ago, so it remained from human intervention for thousands of years. Australia is located at 250 South and 1340 East, Australia is classified as a continent, country and an island, is the sixth largest country (based on land size) following the USA closely, has a population of 22.13 million and is the biggest island in the world. The reason for Australia is physically unique is that Australia has the most diverse flora and fauna on the planet, the topography of Australia and the vast ranges of climate patterns based on Australia’s location.…
As time goes, world power of a country significantly will be given and eye in international forum. World power defined by Cambridge dictionary as a country that has enough economic or political strength to influences events in many other countries. Over the past decade, Australia’s government had successfully done a great job in developing its economic and the standing position in world forum. Even though with a smaller amount of population compared with other country, Australia is now a country that have a stable and thriving economy. A bigger population will be one of the factor but isn’t the only factor in helping Australia in achieving to become a world power.…
Stakeholder investigation is the survey and thought of the effect partners has on your business. This has turning out to be progressively imperative in the mid 21st century, as non-shareholder substances, including clients, representatives, groups and business accomplices, have turned out to be more key to business achievement. Organizations need to comprehend the hobbies of every partner and strategize on the best way to address them in business hones. Therefore to maintain such a high and prestigious heritage various stakeholders are needed which include government as well as private agencies and institutes that help and coordinate which each other in terms of financial, political, and uphold the position of law, rules and regulation in terms…
Off the Northeast coast of Australia, a line of surf rises above the pacific ocean. Beneath the water’s surface, creating breaking waves, is the most magical marine environment on earth, the Great Barrier Reef. It is a place that is unique and considered one of the world’s seven wonders. The GBR stretches for thousands of miles and is considered the largest living structure on the planet. The reef is made up of three thousand different reefs that allows for the GBR to host the most life in this area than anywhere on the planet.…
Australia is a country that experiences a lot of 'natural disasters'. This includes floods, bushfires, severe storms, earthquakes, landslides and much more. These disasters cause a lot of hardship for people and their community, and can ultimately result in death, which has been told in a lot of ‘Australian folklore’. Australia is also one of the driest of all populated continents in the world, with its climates varying all the time. Large parts of Australia may experience a drought at any given moment.…
2013). In Australia, it was estimated that approximately 80% to 90% of the population would live in these urban settings (Hiller et al. 2013). In December 2009, Australia’s population was estimated to have increased by 433,000 people to 22.2 million (ABS 2010). This was an increase of 2.0% from December 2008 (ABS 2010). The increase involves two aspects: natural increase and net overseas migrant (ABS 2010).…
According to “Scitable”, over “1 billion people depend on food from coral reefs, and reefs as a whole might be worth around $172 billion for every year they continue to provide essential services to humans, like food.” Humans get these food sources from coral reefs through fishing. Another physical thing that we can get from coral reefs is medicine. Because coral reefs contain lots of good chemicals and fungi that can be turned into medicine, they are a great source for many diseases. Examples also “Coral Reef Alliance” that medicine from coral reefs could cure are “cardiovascular diseases, ulcers, leukemia, lymphoma, and skin cancer, all from chemicals in reef plants and animals.…
Coral reefs provide shelter to 4,000 species of fish, 700+ different types of coral, as well as thousands of other different types of plants and animals. This complex ecosystem has homes for more than 1 million species of animals and plants. If these reefs would not be standing today, we would have less medicine, less food, and less beauty on our planet. The drugs found on the coral reefs help treat diseases like skin cancer and arthritis to this very day. Food like reef fish gives a significant amount of protein to almost a billion people, especially to the ones who live around the reefs.…
Coral reefs and how chemical substances can affect these living organisms is what I decided to base my investigation on. We tend to have a genuine love for coral reefs whenever we view someone’s scuba diving photos. You see the fishes swimming around those coral reefs, but many do not know their purpose. However, it comes down to learning the importance of coral reefs and how to protect these species that are very much a part of our ocean.…
The novel, “Reef” by Romesh Gunesekera is essentially a story of growth and right of passage. The story revolves around the young, naive protagonist Triton, who is employed by Mr. Salgodo as a housekeeper and eventual cook. Triton appears to have a sense of infatuation with Mr Salgado and has a very high regard of him to the point where Triton views him as a mentor of sorts. The extract above is the culmination of a series of events leading to the demise of Tritons naivety, and ultimately, his coming to consciousness. Triton appears to experience disbelief during the argument between Salgado and Nilli.…
Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef (1994) explores the coming to consciousness of Triton, the protagonist, who enters Mr Salgado’s household as a servant and experiences a range of self-realizations as he matures under Mr Salgado’s tutelage. Their master-servant relationship is initially clearly defined within this dichotomy, but begins to shift when Mr Salgado accords Triton with a sense of self-worth which he never possessed, complicating his position as a marginalised figure. When Miss Nili, Mr Salgado’s love interest becomes a part of the household, her presence introduces a new dynamic within Triton and Mr Salgado’s relationship, but also in the way Triton perceives himself. It becomes evident that Triton is both an insider and outsider to Mr Salgado’s…