Coral reef ecosystems around the globe are threatened by human interferences and climate change. This has led to many scientists conducting studies on global coral reef ecosystems to gain a better understanding of the cause and effects of coral reef damage. In both Hodgson’s (1999) and Carpenter et al.’s (2008) studies, they are aware of the continuous degradation of global coral reef ecosystems. Hodgson's study involved conducting a survey on global coral reef ecosystems to see whether human actions
Modern Threats to Coral Reefs and the Efforts to Restore and Rehabilitate Them Anthony Hernandez OCE4930 12/2/2015 Abstract Worldwide, coral reefs are suffering due to both natural and human induced causes. Nature will take its course, but humans must do all they can to help restore and rehabilitate coral reefs to a healthy state. Between invasive species, temperature change, and overfishing, it has become evident that if we do not do something, all coral reefs will be destroyed. This study focuses
as coral reefs. However, this is all soon to change due to human negligence. Human activity and stupidity is leading to the destruction of the vast majority of coral reefs and is expected to continue to do so until coral reefs, as well as the species that reside in and around them, are a thing of the past. Coral reefs are extremely biologically and environmentally important (7). Not only are they home to over a million species of fish, invertebrates, and algae currently occupying coral reefs but
Argumentative Paper Coral reef bleaching is a serious problem that should be addressed immediately. Coral reef bleaching is an issue because of the damage done to the coral, and the damage done to the ecosystem associated with coral reefs. Some proposed solutions are that more areas of coral reefs should be protected, and sunscreens should be banned in and near the reefs. Coral reefs are living structures comprised of the exoskeletons of a marine organism known as polyps. Polyps are animals that
Twenty five percent of all marine life on earth live in coral reefs. Coral reefs are very fascinating with their array of living things in the ecosystem. Coral reefs are known to be a very beautiful place though coral reefs do much more for humans than just tourism. Coral reefs provide food, resources and many other valuable things.“ Without the oceans there would be no life on earth” - Peter Benchley. That quote seems like a stretch of the truth but the oceans provide more for humans than we realize
Introduction In January 2013, the USS Guardian ran aground on the Tubbataha Reefs in the Palawan province of the Philippines, harming over 2,000 square meters of the protected environment (The Philippine Star 2014). As a result, the US Navy minesweeper had to be disassembled into several pieces in order to safely remove it from the reef without further damaging the corals. It is unclear of how the ship sailed off track and ended up in the shallow waters of the marine sanctuary. After over a year
Numerous diseases affect the world’s coral reefs, however the most prevalent at the current time is coral bleaching. With rising sea surface temperatures, the threat of disease has increased as well; organizations such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are already monitoring conditions affecting these issues throughout the world’s oceans. Understanding how many reefs are currently affected as well as which areas are experiencing the highest severity of damage is highly important
The Great Coral Grief: David Attenborough, a well-known naturalist, introduce us to our modern day “Darwin,” J.E.N. Veron, a former chief scientist whom is the world’s greatest scientific authorities on corals and coral reefs. Veron who has lived and worked on the Great Barrier Reef for most his life has discovered over 20 percent of the known coral species today. And today, he gives us an insight on why the earth’s reefs face a likely mass extinction within the lifespan of the younger generation
The key environmental points are that coral reefs provide important ecosystem goods and services for the maritime tropical and subtropical nations. Within the past two centuries, the main drivers of massive acceleration in the decrease of coral reef species that have caused widespread changes in reef ecosystems has been due to the direct and indirect effects of overfishing and pollution during agriculture and land development. Since markets for fish have gone global, along with other natural resources
Coral reefs are a crucial part of the world, socially, economically, and environmentally. All over the world, coral reefs are being damaged beyond repair and are possibly facing extinction in the future because of natural reasons, such as weather, climate change, tidal changes, predation, and various diseases. Humans are also causing catastrophic damage through pollution, overfishing, and coral mining. Despite the numerous efforts being made to restore the reefs to how they used to be, there is not