Great Barrier Reef - Reef to Rainforest

00:00:04 MONTY HALLS: The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on our planet.

00:02:44 which means the lagoon that lies between the outer reef

00:05:17 This is a stingray's worst nightmare.

00:08:00 It's a strange, almost alien world.

00:11:03 it's like the plains of a desert.

00:13:21 But not the mouth end.

00:15:46 Any land animals cut off from the mainland had to adapt or per/Ish.

00:18:28 as long as there's plenty of food to go round.

00:20:44 because it's at home in saltwater and fresh

00:23:06 The killing tree is where the Sea Eagle will actually take apart

00:24:41 Babies have to cling on tight.

00:28:47 The wreck provides shelter on the featureless plain

00:31:23 His mouth's so big, he's quite capable of swallowing sharks and rays whole.

00:34:02 the landward edge of the lagoon is relatively shallow

00:36:19 means the population in the southern part of the reef

00:38:44 creating a world unlike either, but connected to both.

00:41:07 Legions of creatures perform the unglamorous but crucial task

00:43:32 They hum' at the edge of the mangroves

00:46:03 It uses its tentacles like a trawl net.

00:47:41 and the sediment it' contains.

00:51:26 Its claws wouldn't look out of place on a dinosaur.

00:53:30 Obviously, this has a dramatic impact on the terrestrial environment

00:55:16 T 0 look after all these habitats

00:57:57 on the Great Barrier Reef