Coral island

The euphotic zone or more commonly known as the sunlit zone is home to over 90% of all marine life, this includes plankton, sea horses, stingrays, and many more beautiful aquatic animals. The euphoric zone extends 600 feet below the surface because this is as far as the sun light will go below the surface. The sunlight that penetrates the water is bright enough to support photosynthesis, making it the only zone where plant life can grow. This zone is the smallest of all three ocean zones. The second

Bioluminescence − light produced by a living plant or animal − is one of nature’s great spectacles. If you’re lucky, you may have seen a summertime display by fireflies, members of the most well-known bioluminescent species in the United States. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a creature known as the firefly squid also provides a yearly light show. Gathering each year to spawn along the coast of Japan, these squid light up bays and shorelines with a brilliant wash of blue. Both the firefly

Introduction The potential impacts of ocean acidification pose several threats on marine organisms and ecosystem processes. Many marine species are sensitive to changes in ocean. The effects of acidification on individual species will have ripple effects throughout the ecosystem. So, species that might not be directly affected by acidification may still be influenced by ocean acidification if their predators or prey are affected by changes in water chemistry. These food web interactions are difficult

absorb the inviting array of luxury that the tropical paradise offers. The dense Arabuko Sokoke forest whose ecosystem spills into Watamu stirred recollections. The world-famous coastline combining expanse of white sands, sparkling water rich in corals and forest must have awed Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama into marking territory with a pillar near Malindi, a few kilometers north of Watamu. The resort draws its name from being one of the biggest nesting sites for turtles in Africa. Few beach

indicates that forest losing its own green color. But the desertification doesn’t only happen on the land, it also happens in the ocean. The ocean desertification is being process on the coral reef zones, it is called coral bleaching. The coral bleaching is caused by the increase of ocean temperature, which makes coral reefs to leave only is white skeleton. The main cause of it is by the climate change, which is related to the pollution done by human. Thus to prevent further destruction or to recover

different types of living creatures. That’s not even counting the many coral types in the Great Barrier Reef. Furthermore, it is one of the seven wonders of the world. Although it looks spectacular, will it be long enough for YOU to visit The Great barrier reef there are numerous ways individual Queenslanders are ruining the single largest organism on Earth. With every part of the problem such as oil spills, global warming, coral bleaching. Nonetheless plastic should not be one of them. If the rest

sentence, but as environmental reporter Tony Davis said, “'The message should be that it isn't too late... not we should all give up.'" Coral reefs are vitally important ecosystems to humans, and other species so it is important that people understand that they can still be saved. If people think the reef is already dead, they will not put in the effort to save it. Coral Reefs are found all over the world

increased sediment in rivers. This ends up in the ocean, where it can 'smother' corals by depriving them of the light needed to survive. The destruction of mangrove forests, which normally trap large amounts of sediment, is exacerbating the problem. Some tourist resorts and infrastructure have been built directly on top of reefs, and some resorts empty their sewage or other wastes directly into water surrounding coral reefs. Fishing operations have expanded to, quite literally, every corner of the

Carbon Dioxide is Killing Coral Reefs Coral reefs were among the first ecosystems recognized as being vulnerable to the increasing ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is linked to the carbon dioxide that is released to the atmosphere and the reaction with seawater. The reaction of carbon dioxide with water forms weak carbonic acid (H2C03) that leads to increased acid levels in the ocean. This process uses the chemicals that coral reefs need to build their calcium skeleton thus interfering with

Have you ever heard of The Great Barrier Reef? The Great barrier reef is the biggest, most populated and oldest reef in the world. But today it is endanger and people hope it is healthy soon or the population off mammals in the water will drop. First of all The Great Barrier Reef was discovered in, June 11, 1770. It has been around for more than 500,000 years old that brings back to when the dinosaurs were alive. Captain James Cook, the British explorer with an amazing discovering of the Great Barrier