Coral reef

turtle. Connor: A great interaction is the food chain. So, what is it that turtles eat? When turtles are omnivorous, they eat a variety of algae, jellyfish. Their predators are sharks and orcas eats sea turtles. Coral reefs are very important in the life of sea turtles. Turtles eat in reefs that are also shelter for turtles during their migration to find beach , Or warmer water, and a place for nesting. The turtles travel on the water currents during their migration. During their times in…

by the second largest living coral reef in the world; it’s called the Mesoamerican Reef System. Here on the island, protection of this international treasure is entrusted to the Roatan Marine Park. Christi Etches: The Mesoamerican Reef System starts from Quintana Roo in Mexico, and it comes all the way down past Belize, past the little nook of Guatemala and onto the northern coast of Honduras. It’s the second largest barrier reef in the world. Narrator: The reef covers more than 1,000…

heatwaves, tropical cyclones, floods, major storms - Increase in number of fires in the forest - increase in acidity in the ocean → coral reefs bleaching Coral Reef Formation • Name and describe the process by which marine organisms can produce carbonate rich structures such as coral reefs Calcification is the process by which marine organisms such as shells and coral reefs are able to form calcium carbonate…

The ocean: a large expanse of salt water that covers two-thirds of our earth’s surface. It is involved in many biospheric processes and the home to many known and unknown organisms. The first few meters of the ocean are an important site for primary production — the conversion of carbon dioxide from a gas into organic carbon. Carbon dioxide plays an important role in determining the pH of ocean water. Over the last hundred years the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have increased,…

Well-discussed Marissa. You are correct that the ocean acidification implies to the fundamental changes in the chemical balance or chemistry of the Earth’s oceans due to the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by burning of fossil fuels (e.g. coal, fuel oil, and natural gas). Ocean acidification is distinct from global climate change; however, the global threats to ecosystems resulting from ocean acidification are theoretically similar as global warming and also, both are…

The view of the seawater from this reef looks very exotic. One can even see the coral life under the seawater. One can just walk around this coral reef and enjoy the panoramic view of the sea fronts and the scenic landscape. The bay beach is the best place to relax in the beach sand. The shallow water makes a better place to swim for all ages. The kids too can venture the bay water, it is so clear that we can find where about of people in the seawater. This reef is the result of lava…

Also during the process, chemical energy is produced in the form of heat and light. As the practice of combustion grows, so does the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The effects of Global warming on Coral Reefs Ocean Acidification Ocean acidification is thought to be a major threat to our coral reefs because of Global Warming. Since the Industrial Revolution, the oceans have been absorbing around 30% of the additional CO2 in the atmosphere produced by our burning of fossil fuels. In 2007…

“As for the United States, the main mission has been to make these artificial reefs in hope of improving the catch for fisherman. Some items used for these artificial reefs in the United States are old cars, waste products, tires to automobiles, and oil and gas platforms. The products the United States have used, have brought up environmental concerns and thus, resulting in a shift toward the construction of artificial reefs with concrete”…

Introduction: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), one of the world’s most precious marine ecosystems, has been deteriorating due to poor water quality (Kroon et al., 2016). One of the main reasons for this substantial decline in water quality over recent decades is agricultural runoff of nitrogen, pesticides/ herbicides and sediment (Figure 1). In fact, the water quality is most affected in the inshore areas in the southern and central regions near the most intensive agriculture. The impacts…

number of gasses used. In the article “Corals Are Dying on the Great Barrier Reef” by Brian Clark Howard, it states “As the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises due to emissions of fossil fuels, more of the gas is dissolving in the ocean. That is lowering the pH of the water, or making it more acidic, which can make it harder for reef-building...” This proves that the gasses that are released make ocean temperatures to rise which causes coral…