Tania 11

Hello Everyone,
How are you all??
Algae are Marine plants that are simple in structure that lack root, stems and leaves.
Algae can range from single celled plankton algae to large seaweeds that can reach length of several metres.
Algae is a very important part of the marine ecosystem. They are the primary producers that form the basis of most marine food chains. On coral reefs calcareous algae have a significant role in cementing the reef together. Large algae may also provide homes for a wide variety of small organisms.
The most common Red Algae in coral reefs is coralline algae. The algae forms hard crusts on the coral forming the frame work. It grows in shaded areas or the underside of coral rubble. Other red algae are sometimes very attractive leafy or bush seaweeds found in deeper waters.
Brown Algae contains an extra pigment. They are abundant in cooler climates, such as kelp beds. There are a few species that grow in the tropics in summer on inshore reefs.
Green Algae occur in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Sea lettuce, sea grapes and turtle grass are some of the most abundant type of green algae on coral reefs.
Golden algae has recently been found on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a bloom-forming alga, a species that has not been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef region. No-one knows where the alga originated.
Cheers Tania

Erin 18

Hello
Here is a picture of a wolf fish. I can tell you i would hate to encounter them out at sea.

Cheers ERIN

Tania 10 Mermaids

Hi Erveryone,
Here are some pics of mermaids.
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Tania 9

Hello Everyone,

The crown-of-thorns starfish is a large nocturnal sea star that preys upon coral polyps. It receives its name from venomous thornlike spines that cover its body.

The crown-of-thorns lives in tropical coral reefs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. They feed alone and maintain constant distance between themselves and other members of their species.

The crown-of-thorns starfish is the second largest sea star in the world.


Sharp spines on the sides of the starfish’s limbs look like thorns and are in a crown-like shape, giving the star fish its name. The thorns are very sharp and are capable of piercing through standard wetsuits and other clothing. When they feed they release a chemical that is venomous.



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Erin 17

Hello
Here is my narrative.

Cheers Erin



The Mermaid Tale
In 1824, there was a world under the reef called, Mermaina. In that town lived two mermaids called Taniaena and Erina with their little brothers Channing and Tatum. The mermaids were best of friends.

One day they took their little brothers to the park. As they were swimming along the park they fell in a hole. Which didn’t end, as they fell the hole got lighter, lighter and lighter. Then at the end of the hole there was a big sign saying ‘BLUE TANG LAND’.

In that land there were mermaids and merboys just like Erina, Taniaena, Channing and Tatum. As they were swimming they swam into Glazia and Efron.
Taniaena said “Hi I’m Taniaena and this is Erina and her little brother Tatum and my little brother Channing.”
“Well nice to meet you. I’m Glazia and this is my little cousin Efron, he is staying for a holiday” said Glazia.
“Can you please show us around if you don’t mind?” asked Channing.
“Sure” said Glazia happily.

“This is Green Plaza, best place to shop for nautical miles” told Glazia.
‘And this is Squid prison worst place around” said Efron disgustedly.
“Wow, what’s that?” gasped Erina.
“Oh that’s Sea Shell Palace where my Aunty and Uncle live. Well they are the King and Queen and Glazia’s parents.” said Efron.

“But, there has been some trouble someone has stolen the magical and powerful ‘Glow fish’” gasped Glazia.
“Too bad” replied Tatum.
“Hey maybe Erina could help she has always wanted to be a detective. She once solved the crime of who stole the Queen’s crown in our land.” said Taniaena.
“Really?” questioned Glazia.
“Great” said Efron.
“Whoa whoa whoa, I never said I would do it” said Erina angrily.
‘Oh please oh please, it would help Blue Tang land retain its glow back please” said Efron hopefully.
“Fine I will do it. But I will need all the help I can get” said Erina. She was not very pleased.
“Great” said Tatum.
“Awesome” said Channing.
“Perfect” said Efron.

“Have you picked up any clues so far Erina?” asked Glazia.
“Well I have a feeling that each shop with the word glow in its name has something to do with it. And yes that might sound weird but trust me” Erina told them.
Erina was right each shop new a little something about a little something. The Glow Chinese shop said that they knew nothing, but they did know something. Erina and everyone else investigated the shop while they were serving a customer. They found a note saying (Mer park be there 4:00).So at 4:00 they snuck and hid behind coral at Mer park.

Erina decided the only way to hear what they were saying was to dress Channing and Tatum up like mermaids and make them swim past them with a tape recorder.
Efron asked “why?”
“So we can have some fun on the way” replied Erina.
When the boys came back. They played the tape back to themselves. It said the fish is in the pond next to the giant coral statue.

“Perfect” said Erina.
So they went to the pond next to the coral and found the fish. They put the fish in Glazia’s hand and took it back to the Palace. The King and Queen were very pleased with the children and were happy that the glow was back in the land. Well it was time for Erina, Taniaena, Channing and Tatum to go back to Mermaina.

The End

Claire15

Hi everyone

I was just walking through the lounge room to go to lunch when an interesting add came on. It was advertising a show called something like 'The Botany of Desire, on at ABC1, 9.00pm tonight. It might have something about rainforests in it, so before bed tonight I'm going to turn on the TV recorder and watch it tomorrow when I have spare time. You might like to do the same. Even if it doesn't have anything about rainforests in it, it sounds like I could learn a lot about plants.

USEFUL TIP BELOW
If you are doing rainforests then save the image of the tree I attached to this post, then stick it in your power point. When you watch your power point in slideshow mode ( The F5 key for a shortcut) this picture will move and sort of represent the seasons.

Claire

max 10

hi everybody did you know that the green tree frog is one of the most liked frog among tourists and is manly found in rain forests.And the green tree frog is not the red eyed green tree frog and the green tree frog is very common and is stated in it's name.The green tree frog never loses it's cute baby face even when it's 60-90mm as an adult.