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Please help me with the following questions about the Great Barrier Reef's ecosystem:
Discuss the Great Barrier Reef's ecosystem population growth.
What regulations have been put in place to sustain the ecosystem?

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This 300 word solution describes the Great Barrier Reef's ecosystem population growth and regulation through community interactions. Included is one reference for further investigation of the topic.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural world's most beautiful wonders. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system that covers over 2,600 kilometers stretching over 900 islands and is said to have in excess of 2,900 individual reefs (Great Barrier Reef, 2012). The ecosystem itself is comprised of more than 1,500 species of fish, 215 species of birds, seventeen sea snakes, and six species of sea turtles. Of all the natural wonders in the world it's said that more people visit it than any other natural wonder. However, the reef itself is facing harsh issues with over development through coastal developments. In ...

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