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Introduction
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Predator-Prey Relationships
Endangered Specimen of the Month
Succession
Human Impact
Sources
Conclusion
Flora and fauna
Producers
Zooanthellae
Seaweed
Algae (Coralline and Marine)
Giant Kelp
Phytoplankton
Cyanobacteria
Flora and Fauna by the Numbers...
500 species of marine algae or seaweed
400 species of soft and hard coral
more than 330 species of ascidians
1500+ species of fish
6 species of sea turtle
30 species of whales, dolphin, and dugong
17 species of sea snake, 215 birds visit Reef, and some saltwater crocodiles
Crucial Consumers
(Keystone Species)
Herbivorous fish
Sea urchins
Sea stars
Crabs
Mollusks
Mesograzers
Great Triton