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    • Fish underwater in the Goat Island Marine Reserve, NZ.
    Rights: Glass Bottom Boat Ltd Published 11 January 2012 Size: 100 KB Referencing Hub media

    A biodiverse marine ecosystem like the Goat Island Marine Reserve is resilient – it has the ability to withstand disturbance.

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      Resilience to stress

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      Ecosystem tipping points and stressors

      Simply defined, a tipping point is the point when a number of changes or incidents become significant enough to cause a large change in the way the system functions. The tipping point concept is ...

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      Where do I live?

      In this activity, students learn about habitats, and why and how animals and plants are best suited to particular habitats. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: define a ...

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      Fisheries in New Zealand – timeline

      Fishing is a very important industry in New Zealand, and we have one of the largest territorial waters in the world. This timeline provides a look at some of the historical aspects of fisheries ...

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