LEI Eco Resort: nature & locational factors

Question 1

what is the nature of LEI eco resort?

Answer 1

• 41 room Eco Resort, strives to provide guests with genuine eco-tourism experience.
• natural encounters on island –> educational activities
• educate on enjoying island’s fragile ecosystem–> minimal impact
• always expanding sustainable management/ eco-initiatives–> conservation of environment/natural resources

Question 2

when established and current conditions:

Answer 2

1985 by GBRMPA,
20 yr lease renewed n 2005, 3 businessmen
General manager- Peter Gash

Question 3

activities available and eg:

Answer 3

General water: reef walk, swimming, snorkel safari

diving: advanced course, open water dive, discover scuba
land: bird watching, fish feeding, turtle tour
night: quiz night, movies, star gazing

Question 4

locational factor intro:

Answer 4

85 km NE Bundaberg (35min flying)
42 ha shingle cay, encircling coral reef
1/6 island resort in GBR
1/3 direct flight access to airstrip

Question 5

topography:

Answer 5

• resort on coral cay –> broken fragments of clamshells/coral AKA shingle
• tossed up by storms onto section of reef
• enormous quanitity of bird droppings= chemical reaction –> phosphate cement/ cay rock
• outer edge unconsolidated shingle
• beaches= sand, shingle, gravel

Question 6

vegetation:

Answer 6

• she-oak forest cover western half of island
• rich variety of native/introduced shrubs, grasses
• rehabilitating pisonia trees

Question 7

ecological factors:

Answer 7

• GBR world heritage site 1981
• exemplifies biophysical characteristics
• manage sustainably, attract eco tourists

Question 8

biodiversity stats:

Answer 8

• 1 500/13 000 fish
• 6/7 turtle
• 200 birds
• 500 seaweed
• 600 echinoderms (sea urchins/cucumber)
• 125 shark
• 360 hard coral