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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Great Barrier Reef' has mentioned 'Sea' in the following places:
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In addition, approximately 400,000 years ago there was a particularly warm Interglacial period with higher sea levels and a 4xc2xa0xc2xb0C (7xc2xa0xc2xb0F) water temperature change. | WIKI |
[42] Seventeen species of sea snake live on the Great Barrier Reef in warm waters up to 50 metres (160xc2xa0ft) deep and are more common in the southern than in the northern section. | WIKI |
Six species of sea turtles come to the reef to breed: the green sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, flatback turtle, and the olive ridley. | WIKI |
The green sea turtles on the Great Barrier Reef have two genetically distinct populations, one in the northern part of the reef and the other in the southern part. | WIKI |
215 species of birds (including 22 species of seabirds and 32 species of shorebirds) visit the reef or nest or roost on the islands,[25]:450xe2x80x93451 including the white-bellied sea eagle and roseate tern. | WIKI |
[40] The majority of these spawn gametes, breeding in mass spawning events that are triggered by the rising sea temperatures of spring and summer, the lunar cycle, and the diurnal cycle. | WIKI |
Sea temperature and bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef | WIKI |
On 31 January 2014, the GBRMPA issued a dumping permit that will allow three million cubic metres of sea bed from Abbot Point, north of Bowen, to be transported and unloaded in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. | WIKI |
Potential significant harms have been identified in relation to dredge spoil and the process of churning up the sea floor in the area and exposing it to air: firstly, new research shows the finer particles of dredge spoil can cloud the water and block sunlight, thereby starving sea grass and coral up to distances of 80xc2xa0km away from the point of origin due to the actions of wind and currents. | WIKI |
Furthermore, dredge spoil can literally smother reef or sea grass to death, while storms can repeatedly resuspend these particles so that the harm caused is ongoing; secondly, disturbed sea floor can release toxic substances into the surrounding environment. | WIKI |
Seabirds will land on the platforms and defecate which will eventually be washed into the sea. | WIKI |
During glacial periods, sea levels dropped, exposing the reefs as flat-topped hills of eroded limestone. | UNESCO |
During interglacial periods, rising sea levels caused the formation of continental islands, coral cays and new phases of coral growth. | UNESCO |
The varied seascapes and landscapes that occur today have been moulded by changing climates and sea levels, and the erosive power of wind and water, over long time periods. | UNESCO |
Other Queensland and Federal legislation also protects the propertyxe2x80x99s Outstanding Universal Value addressing such matters as water quality, shipping management, sea dumping, fisheries management and environmental protection. | UNESCO |
These currently cover some 30 per cent of the GBR inshore area, and support Traditional Owners to maintain cultural connections with their sea country. | UNESCO |