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The Great Barrier Reef's Coral Threats
Think of the Great Barrier Reef, and thoughts of bright beautiful fish and a kaleidoscopic of corals come to mind. The Great Barrier Reef is one of seven natural world wonders and was listed as a World Heritage Area for protection. It is the largest collection of coral reefs in the world spanning over 1,250 miles; it extends along the north-eastern coast of Australia, along the eastern shore of Queensland. It stretches from the Torres Strait near the coast of Papua New Guinea to the Tropic of Capricorn between Gladstone and Bundaberg. The Great Barrier Reef contains 600 continental islands, 305 coral cays, and approximately 3,400 individual reefs (An Introduction, n.d.). "It is one of the most complex ecosystems on Earth, rivaled only by tropical rain forests in the richness of its species" (Landscapes, n.d., para. 4). The Great Barrier Reef has more than 2,800 species of fish, 400 different types of coral, and many other species of......

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