Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Shark Bay, Western Australia' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| These islands are free of feral non-native animals which might predate the threatened species, and so provide a safe haven of pristine environment on which to restore species that are threatened on the mainland. | WIKI |
| [8] The area supports 26 threatened Australian mammal species, over 230 species of bird, and nearly 150 species of reptile. | WIKI |
| There are over 323 fish species, many of them sharks and rays. | WIKI |
| Humpback and southern right whales use the waters of the bay as migratory staging post[8] while other species such as Bryde's whale come into the bay less frequently but to feed or rest. | WIKI |
| [6] Shark Bay also contains the largest number of seagrass species ever recorded in one place; twelve species have been found, with up to nine occurring together in some places. | WIKI |
| Seagrasses are the basis of the food chain in Shark Bay, providing home and shelter to various marine species and attracting the dugong population. | WIKI |
| [8] They were first identified in 1956 at Hamelin Pool as a living species[dubious xe2x80x93 discuss], before that only being known in the fossil record. | WIKI |
| This has led to the development of the Wooramel Seagrass Bank within Shark Bay, one of the largest seagrass meadows in the world with the most seagrass species recorded from one area. | UNESCO |
| Australia has one of the highest diversity of seagrasses globally, with 12 species occurring in the Bay. | UNESCO |
| The property is located at the transition zone between two of Western Australiaxe2x80x99s main botanical provinces, the arid Eremaean, dominated by Acacia species and the temperate South West, dominated by Eucalyptus species, and thus contains a mixture of two biotas, many at the limit of their southern or northern range. | UNESCO |
| A number of globally threatened plant and reptile species also occur in the terrestrial part of the property. | UNESCO |
| Shark Bayxe2x80x99s sheltered coves and lush seagrass beds are a haven for marine species, including Green Turtle and Loggerhead Turtle (both Endangered, and the property provides one of Australiaxe2x80x99s most important nesting areas for this second species). | UNESCO |
| Fire also represents a threat to species that are highly restricted in their distribution, particularly populations which only survive on islands which could be severely affected by a single large fire. | UNESCO |