Coral reef

Cave: No Night dive: Yes Free: No Fish and Animals: Whales and Dolphins Temperature: 23°C What to see: Coral reefs Tiwi Reef…

carbonate minerals. This is known as ocean acidification and with the altering of saturation states coral reefs around the world have suffered a great impact because of this. The ocean is one of the largest natural reservoirs and absorbs one third of the excess CO2 that is directly created from human activities. Coral reefs take up a small percent of the oceans but harbors millions of different species. Coral reefs also provide ecosystem goods and services to 450 million people that live near…

learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity” (Edward Owen Wilson, 2006). The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981 and stretches for more than 2300 kilometres along the northeast coast of Australia, including an area of about 347 800 square kilometres of seabed. It is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world with 2500 coral reefs and is home to more than 1500 species of fish and 5000 species of mollusc. Approximately 215 species of…

The coral reefs of the world are home to extremely diverse species that rely on the coral reef for many different functions. The Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (tasselled wobbegong) is native to the Great Barrier Reef off of the north coast of Australia and relies on the coral reef for camouflage for hunting as well as for protection from predation from larger fish or marine mammals [4]. Habitat…

Most under the sea ecosystems are severely affected by global warming which causes sea levels rising. For example, mangrove ecosystems require constant sea levels to survive. Sea levels are rising and affecting polar bears, sea turtles, and coral reefs. Polar bears are in jeopardy, becoming extinct because their frigid ecosystems are melting. Ice is breaking off of glaciers is melting. Parts of the glaciers are breaking off and dropping into the oceans. When ice melts and drops into the…

The increase in ocean acidification affects humans because of coral degradation. When coal dies or is damaged, the animal populations that rely upon reefs can become vastly affected. Fish, for example, are largely reliant upon coral, some eat it and others like the clownfish live within it. When coral reefs suffer, so do populations of marine organisms, and by extension, human that able to feed themselves, and make a living off of fishing…

The global average temperature has increased and is continuing to increase rapidly, which is affecting wildlife. Even though species have adapted to climate change in the past, a big concern now is the rapid rate at which the climate is getting warmer. The changing climate has affected wildlife, their populations, and their habitats. Many species are moving closer to the north in response to climate change. Migratory birds are arriving at their nesting grounds earlier and there is a decline in…

temperature trend. This rising sea level trend poses a massive threat to sea life. For instance, around the Galápagos Islands in 2002 the “Sea-surface temperatures rose above 81.5⁰ F (27.5⁰ C) several times, causing repeated coral bleaching events” (Kayden Wolf). Coral reefs are extremely important to the ocean’s…

stated that the corals have the possibility of dying if exposed to temperatures above normal. These abnormal temperatures cause the coral to release their zooxanthellae, which is known as coral bleaching. This bleaching can decrease the growth of the coral, but it also takes a long time for the coral to recover if it can. Data were taken on the Curacao coral reef, the results showed the temperature was rising too high for the coral to grow, but it was not high enough for the reef to bleach. In…

mass damage to coral reefs by introducing new chemicals that are dangerous to the reefs or even the species that live in or near coral reefs. Also talking about that, algae and organisms that are needed for the survival of the coral reefs could get killed due to the rubbish or toxic materials left in the ocean, some of the fish like mentioned get confused on whether or not some rubbish is actual prey to eat causing them to die off or get sick, also leading to the loss of the reefs that need some…