Coral Reef Ecosystems

Using the Menjangan Island Reef in Bali, Indonesia as a case study, students follow activities to answer the following questions: 

• What is a coral reef ecosystem like? How is this environment being used, impacted and managed?
• What does the life of a field researcher involve? What methods were used to collect data for this study? Why were these methods chosen?
• Which graph presentation methods are most suited to the data collected. How do we analyse graphs and the results collected. What conclusions have been drawn? 
• How will Phillips research influence future research and the management of the Menjangan coral reef ecosystem?

Use the lesson plan for further step-by-step guidance. 

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