The Coral Island

reducing the productivity of agriculture. A significant number of the islands get their fresh water from underground fresh water tables. These tables exist because the less dense fresh water sits above the more dense salty water in the porous coral that makes up the island. When seawaters rise, they can easily breach the fresh water table, making that water become salty, and seriously reducing the availability of fresh water on the islands (Locke, 2009). Agriculture is already being impacted, as…

in an explosion of colors, as seen in figure 3. Over time, humans have been building fake islands on top of these ecosystems. But, yet our kind is destroying these ecosystems in order to build fake islands on top. The early steps in the process is dredging, where huge ships scoop up sand from the ocean floor and dump it on top. This has been shown to suffocate and kill every life form there. Fish die, coral turns white, and the plants perish due to the fact there is no sunlight. 70% of the…

Introduction: The Hawaiian Islands, a popular tourist location due to the inexpensive plane fare from the West Coast, are a convenient vacation get away. When I traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii for a month trip during summer break in July 2013, with my parents, I was able to explore many of Mauna Loa and Kilauea’s volcanic activity, history, and land formations. I also was able to walk out to the lava flowing into the ocean, viewing first hand, that the Big Island is continually expanding.…

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…

Coral Reefs A coral (disambiguation) reef is a community of living organisms. It is made up of plants, fish, and plenty other creatures. When I think of coral reefs I think of neon colors, and beautiful colorful dancing plants of the sea. Coral reefs are a submerged structure made up of many different corals, or small marine invertebrates. Coral reefs are some of the diverse ecosystems in the world. Twenty-five percent of all marine life is actually home to it. Coral reefs have said to be the…

(Sheppard 20). Coral reefs are a very reliant source of food and protection for marine animals and are even a source of economic and coastal protection for human beings. The reefs are an area for spawning and feeding ground for many species.The human population on the coastlines are putting the reefs at risk, putting a strain on the all of the qualities and services of the reefs (Hinrichsen 42). In result of human activities, pollution and even natural…

fish in the Red Sea. The display which the species make is marvelous whether done in the wild or in aquariums. Description: Emperor Angelfish has deep and slightly elongated body. Their flattened shape enables them to wind their way amongst the corals as well as to retain their stability when maneuvering to pick their food using their small mouths. Adults of emperor angelfish vary in size and…

Chasing Corals Essay Chasing Coral is a 1 hour 33 minutes documentary directed by Jeff Orlowski following a group of photographers and scientists as they attempt to capture the processes of coral bleaching. The plan is put together by Richard Vevers, a reef surveyor after he himself observes the effects of bleaching on a reef he recently surveyed. After teaming up with Trevor Mendelow, Zachary Rago, and other scientists, they plan to rig time lapse cameras in areas of reef, although Nature has…

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, providing habitat “for 25 percent of all marine species” (Lubofsky 28), and they are being threatened by ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is “the decline in seawater’s pH” (DeCarlo 33) due to rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. The excess CO2 dissolves in the ocean and becomes corrosive carbonic acid. Corals and other shell-producing organisms rely on calcium carbonate in the ocean to produce new shell, but if the ocean…

location offering an abundance of live corals and rich pelagic life. Picturesque sandy and pebble beaches beckon visitors by the breathtaking scenery of green hills and turquoise waters. Waterlemon Cay, Leinster Bay Waterlemon Cay is adored by snorkelers from all over the world and very often rated as site #1 for St John snorkeling. Leinster Bay excites visitors with its stunning landscape – mix of azure waters and green hills around. Snorkelers will enjoy a mix of corals, seagrasses,…