The authors do a good job in educating a person as far as acidification, but when it comes to informing them that there are other factors responsible for the destruction of coral reefs- that is where they fall short. As a reader, the impression that is given is “acidification is killing the coral reefs!” While this is true there are also things responsible that out of societies control: like hurricanes and tsunamis that us, as humans, have no power over. On the other hand humans are known for obliterating nature to use it for their benefit: things like overfishing, costal expansion, and careless tourism is taking a toll on the coral reefs. This information would have given the reader more insight into what can be done, as a civilization, to lengthen the lives of the coral
The authors do a good job in educating a person as far as acidification, but when it comes to informing them that there are other factors responsible for the destruction of coral reefs- that is where they fall short. As a reader, the impression that is given is “acidification is killing the coral reefs!” While this is true there are also things responsible that out of societies control: like hurricanes and tsunamis that us, as humans, have no power over. On the other hand humans are known for obliterating nature to use it for their benefit: things like overfishing, costal expansion, and careless tourism is taking a toll on the coral reefs. This information would have given the reader more insight into what can be done, as a civilization, to lengthen the lives of the coral