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Coral Reefs Coral Bleaching
977 wordsCoral Reefs are one of the worlds most beautiful habitats. They are often called the rainforests of the ocean, because they support such a diversity of life. They are massive underwater structures formed by the limestone skeletons of tiny invertebrate animals. These beautiful underwater structures are the largest and most diverse biological structures on earth, take thousands to years to form, yet they are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Coral Reefs are built by accumulated skeletons of tin...
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Tragedy Of The Commons One Of The Worlds
1,031 words... direct correlation with global warming. Global warming is a tragedy that our world faces and we all add to it each day in many ways some of which you probably don't realize. We are invading our common resource of the air and atmosphere of our world through this neglect. This process is destroying many things including the coral reefs of our world. Through the destruction of the reefs is invading the Environmental rights of those who need the reefs to thrive. One of the most harmful effects t...
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Coral Reefs And Algae
1,656 wordsCoral Reefs and Algae Coral reefs are unique ecological systems of the Earth Nature. These systems are very complicated and provide natural balance in the global ocean environment. Unfortunately, the human technological activity impacts coral reefs in the same harmful way as it impacts other ecological systems. Coral reefs are inhabited of approximately 25 % of marine species. They are very valuable because of their economic attractiveness through tourism and fisheries. A recent economic estimat...
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Coral Bleaching Coral Reefs
1,512 wordsImagine yourself observing one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. Thousands of species of plants and animals provide a dizzying array of color and motion. Massive structures provide a canopy that shelters hundreds of exotic species in a myriad of microclimate's. As land-based observers, we almost automatically assume that this is a description of the rich ecosystem of a tropical rainforest. However, if we take ourselves off the safety of dry land and immerse ourselves in the ocean, we will...
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Crown Of Thorns Coral Reefs
3,746 wordsCoral reefs are among the most varied and productive communities on Earth. They are found in the warm, clear, shallow waters of tropical oceans worldwide. Reefs have functions from providing food and shelter to fish and invertebrates to protecting the shore from erosion. Unfortunately, as our understanding of corals and coral reefs increases, it becomes apparent that the effects of the human population on these communities may be increasing as well. Reef-building (or hermatypic) corals are of th...
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