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    Coral reefs are underwater formations made of living coral polyps that support one third of marine life. Coral becomes bleached when stressed by pollution, climate change, overfishing, or other factors, causing the symbiotic algae that lives in coral tissues and provides its color to leave. Bleaching increases coral mortality and damages reef ecosystems by eliminating habitat for fish. The document outlines causes of coral bleaching and stresses the importance of conservation efforts to protect vulnerable coral reefs.

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    Coral reefs are underwater formations made of living coral polyps that support one third of marine life. Coral becomes bleached when stressed by pollution, climate change, overfishing, or other factors, causing the symbiotic algae that lives in coral tissues and provides its color to leave. Bleaching increases coral mortality and damages reef ecosystems by eliminating habitat for fish. The document outlines causes of coral bleaching and stresses the importance of conservation efforts to protect vulnerable coral reefs.

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    Coral reefs are underwater formations made of living coral polyps that support one third of marine life. Coral becomes bleached when stressed by pollution, climate change, overfishing, or other factors, causing the symbiotic algae that lives in coral tissues and provides its color to leave. Bleaching increases coral mortality and damages reef ecosystems by eliminating habitat for fish. The document outlines causes of coral bleaching and stresses the importance of conservation efforts to protect vulnerable coral reefs.

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    CORAL REEFS

    Kalynna Davies
    30 August 2016
    3B ESS

    What are
    Coral Reefs?

    Rainforests of the Sea

    Formations of rocks
    covered in living things

    One third of marine life

    Bleached
    Coral
    Coral that has died or in
    the process of dying

    Algae leaves the coral


    - loss of color
    - loss of life
    -loss of food source

    Makes it inhabitable for


    fish

    What causes
    these
    changes?
    Pollution
    Climate Change
    Extreme low tides
    Overexposure to Sunlight
    Overfishing
    Blast Fishing
    Acidification

    Healthy Coral
    Stressed Coral
    Coral and Algae
    If stressed, the algae
    depend on each other leaves the coral
    to survive

    Algae is the corals


    food source, and
    gives it its color

    When it becomes stressed


    due to causes, the algae
    leaves the coral

    Bleached Coral
    Coral is left bleached
    and vulnerable

    Coral loses its food


    source, turns white,
    and becomes
    vulnerable to disease

    Effects
    Economic disaster for
    certain places
    Less diverse ocean
    Natural Costal Protection
    is gone
    Fish will become a luxury
    Will take away the
    recourses and livelihoods
    it provides humans with

    Can it
    recover?
    Possible for coral to
    recover if
    - Water temperature
    gets cooler
    -Less pollution
    -Taking the environment
    into consideration when
    touring the area or fishing

    Ways to save
    the remaining
    coral

    Keeps beaches clean and


    pollution free

    Choose sustainable seafood

    Dont support the use of coral


    reefs as gift shop presents

    If you dive, dont touch

    Practice safe boating

    Dont send chemicals into water

    Recycling

    Conservation

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