Coral reefs

food from coral reefs, and reefs as a whole might be worth around $172 billion for every year they continue to provide essential services to humans, like food.” Humans get these food sources from coral reefs through fishing. Another physical thing that we can get from coral reefs is medicine. Because coral reefs contain lots of good chemicals and fungi that can be turned into medicine, they are a great source for many diseases. Examples also “Coral Reef Alliance” that medicine from coral reefs…

care about coral ecosystems? Not only do coral reefs provide humans with billions of dollars in environmental services such as tourism, food, but they are extremely beneficial to the economy. So what is a coral reef? According to the NOAA, a coral reef is a “A mound or ridge of living coral, coral skeletons, and calcium carbonate deposits from other organisms such as calcareous algae, mollusks, and protozoans.” (Noaa.gov) Many people don’t realize how important the health of coral reefs are to…

exist as a sacrifice to find that balance. Corals reefs are living creatures and ecosystems that are located in shallow warm tropical oceans, which house hundreds of tropical species of fish. Unfortunately, tourism and human related climate change is killing reef’s around the world causing loss of habitat and pressuring species survival. Tourism has a number of factors that destroy the reefs such as chemical pollutants and seaweed infestation inflicting coral preventing the ecosystem to flourish…

ecosystems, and the species within them. Coral Reefs Coral reefs are valuable resources for ocean life. Coral and algae have a symbiotic relationship, with the algae living in the coral and being the primary food source for the coral. As a consequence, this symbiotic relationship provides habitats for small fish and plants due to the abundance of food found in the coral. Many species rely on the coral in order to have a home and food to survive. Not only do coral reefs provide invaluable…

Bleaches Two-Thirds of the Great Barrier Reef The largest living structure on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef, has been severely damaged for the second time in twelve months and many scientists are now suspecting that climate change is the culprit. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, home to over 1,500 species of fish, is currently experiencing another massive bleaching event. This ‘bleaching’ occurs when pollutants, excess sunlight, or unusually hot waters drive coral to to expel symbiotic algae,…

Beside from its aesthetic value, coral reefs provide a range of goods and services, which are essential to humankind. For an environment that covers less than 1 percent of Earth’s surface, coral reefs “produce an estimated $30 billion of revenue from direct use values such as tourism and fishing, and indirect use values such as coastal protection” (“Coral Reefs: Importance,” 2016). Reefs also provide protection to our land by “reducing the resilience of waves during storms thereby preventing…

worried about damaged coral reefs that are affecting itself and other marine creatures. Other scientists are looking for ways to stop the coral reefs from declining. Some people know what to do but actually do the wrong thing. So, I think it's important that people know and do the right thing. In the next few paragraphs, I will be explaining how we can save coral reefs from getting destroyed. First off, to protect coral reefs, we can reduce ocean pollution. In the text, “New Coral Reefs…

the world’s coral reefs and the part that humans are playing within that destruction and the rebuilding of the reefs. The documentary mainly follows an English artist/sculptor call Jason Taylor and his work within the community of Cancun, Mexico to help rebuilt a coral reef there through the use of statues to create an artificial reef which benefits the local ecosystem greatly. The documentary has a particularly poignant message for the role people are playing in relation to the reefs which has…

As scuba diving becomes more popular, there is a growing concern about the impact it will have on coral reefs. In Cancun, Mexico the closure of the natural reef, Manchones, was being considered to protect it against human impacts, such as scuba diving and pollution, instead the artificial reef, MUSA, was created to offer an alternative attraction for tourists. MUSA is an underwater museum that aims to combine art and conservation through the submersion of sculptures. The aim of the study was…

crucial in order to maintain and ensure the survival of coral reefs all around the world. Without the reefs, there will be significant consequences. According to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, “Approximately five hundred million people depend on the coral reefs.” This dependence varies from things such as a source of food, protection from the vicious storms coming in from the oceans, tourism, and many more services. Without the coral reefs, millions of people would lose their jobs.…