The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef — page 1 — 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 CONTENTS ON THE REEF Meet the Reef How the Reef Began Built by Coral Tropical Snowstorms Visiting the Reef Science on the Reef 22 The Godfather of Coral 24 REEF DWELLERS 26 Shipwrecks 28 30 Meet the Residents Plants of the Reef 32 Flora or Fauna 34 Hungry Starfish 36 Spineless Shells 38 Tentacular Wonders 40 Claw Crew 42 Partnerships on the Reef 44 Night Time on the Reef

The Great Barrier Reef — page 2 — 46 48 Sharks and Rays 50 Marine Mammals NEIGHBOURS OF THE REEF 52 Tails with Scales 54 Turtle Territory 56 Flying Visitors 58 60 Harmonious Hunters 62 Legendary Tales 64 New Arrivals A HUMAN HABITAT 66 Living in Harmony 68 Reef Art 70 A NEW DAWN 72 In Hot Water 74 The Problem of Plastic 76 Fates Intertwined 78 Saving the Reef 80 82 A New Story 84 GLOSSARY Our Shared Treasure

The Great Barrier Reef — page 3 — INTRODUCTION This is a story about one of the greatest natural wonders of the world An underwater wonder it is a place of breathtaking beauty bursting with colour and teeming with life But it is a place as fragile as it is magnificent This is the story of the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef — page 4 — ON THE REEF

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