What're the effects of the Great Barrier Reef bieng where it is??????? NEED BY TOMORROW!!?

Question

Also, how do people affect it??? Also need this by tomorrow!! PLEASE help, yearly mark depends on this!!

Answer 1

in souther austraila there is also a institute also cause of turosim

Answer 2

Great barrier reef is the longest and largest reef. The reef that is a visible feature from space, affects the marine biology strongly. Its marine ecosystem is rich, varied and stable. It is a paradise for marine tourist who can do scuba diving a hundred miles away from the coast of Australia.

Answer 3

"The Great Barrier Reef, and in particular the northern sector, is important in the historic and contemporary culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups of the coastal areas of north-east Australia. This contemporary use of and association with the Marine Park plays an important role in the maintenance of their cultures and there is a strong spiritual connection with the ocean and its inhabitants. ..."

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas...

"The Great Barrier Reef, already under threat from global warming, is also being affected by pollutants and pesticides from the land carried into the sea by flooded rivers, satellite images show. ..."

http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archiv...

"Another key threat faced by the Great Barrier Reef is pollution and declining water quality. The rivers of north eastern Australia provide significant pollution of the Reef during tropical flood events with over 90% of this pollution being sourced from farms.[53] Farm run-off is polluted as a result of overgrazing and excessive fertiliser and pesticide use. Due to the range of human uses made of the water catchment area adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, water quality has declined owing to the sediment and chemical runoff from farming, and to loss of coastal wetlands which are a natural filter. ..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barri...