Summary: The Great Barrier Reefs

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By mapping the geomorphological features of the ocean and sea floors and then combining this data with biological data and direct observations we can begin to develop predictive habitat maps which predict the potential distribution of the benthic ecosystem which has an enormous impact upon ecosystem management, conservation and potential infrastructure. Each species of animal has a specific set of environmental constraints to which it can live this is known as a species niche (Harris, n.d.). The Great Barrier Reef is a great example to look at when discussing predictive habitat mapping as we can look at the near sea surface coral reefs compared to the submerged reefs, this is discussed in (Harris, n.d.) where they mapped geomorphology of the

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