Fast Facts
Great Barrier Reef length.
(within 250km)What is 2,300km!
An example of a LOCAL threat on the GBR.
What is:
runoff, coastal development, fishing, crown-of-thorns, tourism
The full name of SST and its unit of measurement.
What is Sea Surface Temperature measured in degrees (Celsius).
I'm more than a rock, I am an ...
What is animal!
Nickname given to coral triangle due to its biodiversity.
What is The Amazon of the Seas.
UNESCO Heritage listed in this year.
What is 1981!
Increase in degrees Celsius above normal SST to trigger coral bleaching.
What is 1-2°C
The name of the current that flows along the GBR from the tropics.
What is the East Australian Current.
I'm the microscopic plant inside coral polyps.
What is Zooxanthellae.
Number of countries that border the Coral Triangle
What is 6
The government body that oversees management and sustainability of The Great Barrier Reef
GBR???
(full name only, no acronyms)
What is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Number of bleaching events that have occurred since 1998.
What is 6.
Bleaching’s effect on coral at the cellular level.
What is Zooxanthellae is expelled due to heat stress.
Amount of time for coral to FULLY recover from extensive damage/pressure.
What is 10-40+ years
From Rob's talk at the incursion.
What is morphodynamics.
The Great Barrier Reef’s contribution to the Australian Economy
(in $B, within $500 million)
What is $6.4 Billion
The part that crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on AND the catalyst for population explosion.
What is coral polyps and nutrient-rich runoff.
How ocean acidification happens and the effect on ocean water.
What is excess CO2 is absorbed from the atmosphere lowering the pH of ocean water. Weakens coral skeletons.
Sediment or cloudy water effects the ability for coral to...
What is photosynthesise.
The East Australian Current has been strengthening pushing warmer water further south. A consequence of this on marine ecosystems would be…
What is:
tropical species moving south competing with existing ecosystems/food-webs, increased thermal stress on GBR.
These are the six countries that encompass the Coral Triangle.
What is Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste.
The distinction between a global and a local threat.
(be specific)
What is:
Global threats require international action/collaboration, whereas local threats can be combated at a community level (or by government oversight i.e GBRMPA)
Ocean currents drive nutrients and heat around the globe and are especially important for coral reef systems. When these nutrients come up to the surface from the deep it has a certain term.
What is upwelling.
Term for a coral's ability to regenerate from damage.
What is resilience.
While not technically a 'coral reef' hydrothermal vent communities look very similar at a glance. Without light, the instead rely on ??? to produce energy.
What is chemosynthesis.