https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko Enviro. Science @ SCSC en-us 2016-10-19 00:45:11 UTC 2025-11-19 07:43:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318497817 Large amounts of phosphorus creates large amounts of phytoplankton, which fuels the coral eating crown of thorns starfish which is killing many animals habitats

]]> 2021-03-17 01:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318497817 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318498899 tree clearing and overgrazed grasslands causes soil to erode into the ocean. the sediment reduces sunlight and smothers coral.]]> 2021-03-17 01:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318498899 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318502024 Since 2012 the Queensland Government has offered financial incentives to adopt safe farming practices, but it hasn’t worked]]> 2021-03-17 01:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318502024 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318504243 Nitrogen encourages  growth of algae, food source for crown-of-thorns starfish, which destroy coral and threaten the Great Barrier Reef.]]> 2021-03-17 01:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318504243 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318504902 the Queensland Government committed to new regulations that apply to agricultural, urban and industrial activities within Reef catchments to ensure they meet minimum pollution standards.]]> 2021-03-17 01:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318504902 osb0002 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318506799 when too much fertiliser is applied to crops, the excess of these fertilizers runoff into waterways, encouraging the growth of algae, a major food source for crown of thorns starfish. These starfish pose a threat to reefs as they destroy vast amounts of coral. ]]> 2021-03-17 01:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318506799 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318507385 the lavae of the crown of thorns starfish depend on the phytoplankton to survive, so if humans reduce the phosphorus levels the phytoplankton will not be in such large numbers and not as many crown of thorns star fish will survive.

]]> 2021-03-17 01:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318507385 https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318508055 Sediment discharged from rivers reduces sunlight available to seagrasses and corals, which can smother coral growth. ]]> 2021-03-17 01:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aloving/hrbg27zvoxko/wish/1318508055