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its residents, coral reefs are well known and popular among many around the world. But the increase in these admirers has come with a price. The colorful reefs have turned white as the chemical composition of the ocean and the ocean’s temperature changes as a result of climate change (Anthony 2009). Although many claim that climate change is naturally occurring, the extent and rapidity in which it is occurring is posing a great threat to many factors in earth, including the coral reefs. Formally

Coral reefs have been undergoing global degradation due to increasing natural and anthropogenic impacts for at least the last half-century. The intensity and frequency of stressors, including global climate change, have rapidly increased in number over recent years (Hughes & Connell 1999; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007; Pandolfi et al. 2011). Frequent disturbances such as hurricanes/cyclones, predation outbreaks, diseases and mass bleaching events eat-away at the percent of living coral cover and without

For this assignment, we were asked to choose of our past presentation topics and write and essay to elaborate more on whichever topic we pick. The topic I decided to elaborate more on is the Great Coral Reef of Florida. There are many important aspects to look at other than facts about the Great Coral Reef, but also the effects it is facing as well as how it plays a role in the economy, as in terms of bringing in money for the communities. Each topic that I am going to talk about mainly comes from

Coral Reefs      Coral reefs are one of the oldest types of living systems on earth, and certainly one of the most spectacular (Goreau, 1987). They are massive underwater structures formed by the limestone skeletons of tiny invertebrate animals. Reefs house a greater diversity of body forms, chemistry, and animal phyla (thirty-two compared to the eight that inhabit the most biodiversity ecosystems on land). Phyla comprise the second largest category of living things, after kingdoms.      Coral

The article “Coral Crusader: Racing Against Time To Predict the Fate of Corals in a Warming Ocean” was written by Evan Lubofsky and was published in Volume 51, Issue 2 of the journal Oceanus in 2016. I accessed the article through the University of West Florida’s library’s website by searching for the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database under the “A-Z Database List.” Once in the database, one can search the title of the article in the search box to locate it. Lubofsky intended this article to

poor region of the Marine sanctuary. Coral reefs consist of coral polyps, which are animals, disguised as plants. Although they are, of course not plants, they only look plantlike, especially because they take root on the oceans ground. Sea anemones are such organisms. They are shaped like cups and have tentacles looking like thick hair that moves with the waves. Corals can be mistaken for rocks as well because of their calcified inners. However, unlike plants corals cannot make their own food, which

“In 1998, a massive underwater heat wave killed 18% of corals around the world in the first global bleaching event. This year’s coral bleaching is expected to impact 28% of the world’s coral reefs, decimating over 4,630 square miles (12,000 square kilometres) of reefs by 2016. Coral reefs support estimates 25%, of all marine species, from a bio diversity perspective, losing them would be the equivalent of losing our planets tropical rainforests. As scientists concluded earlier this year, a sixth

Coral Reefs Speaking about coral reefs is my purpose. I would like to inform the class about coral reefs, and some effects that CO2 in the atmosphere has on them. I will be speaking about how important coral reefs are not only to marine life, but to human life as well. I. Hello Class, I'm sure most of you have seen the movie Finding Nemo. In the movie finding Nemo, you recognize the diverse life of the coral reef in the beginning of the movie. This was supposed to be set in the Great Barrier

In this episode of the BBC Documentary series, “The Blue Planet: Coral Sea” examines the roles and effects of coral reefs on other marine species. Coral reefs play a major part in the marine food web since they are responsible for about one quarter of all ocean species. Coral reefs are one of the most diversified species in the marine, even though they only covered a tiny portion of the earth. This species can reproduce both asexual and sexual. In sexual reproduction, larva is developed through

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