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Yes because the marine animals that live in the reef can adapt to it and they wont have to swim for 100's of kilometrers to find another reef. By: Matthew Baudewig
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How do artificial reefs change their local environment?
They increase the population of marine life in and near the artificial reef.
Why are artificial reefs important?
Artificial reefs are important for different aspects such as:For diving trainingEnvironmental education and recreationReef rehabilitationTo protect the marine life
Prove the coral reefs help maintain and support a variety of marine life?
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Why do you need coral reefs?
Coral reefs are a diverse habitat for marine life.
Do artificial reefs become very similar to or very different from natural reefs?
Artificial reefs will be covered by corals and other sea life and will become 'natural' eventually. Even a shipwreck will become covered in sea life and become an important sea life habitat.
Were in the ocean is there a high concentration of marine life?
mostly in the reefs.
In which environment can we find reefs?
in the pacific and any other oceans that have marine life.
Why do fish congregate around artificial reefs?
The artificial reef is "substrate" (surface material of reef). Once the reef is placed on the bottom, marine life in form of algae, barnacles, some types of coral and other small marine animals begin to attach themselves to the reef. Small fish, crabs and other crustaceans arrive after that to eat the growth on the reef. Larger fish show up to eat the smaller fish and crabs, etc. Each animal uses the reef for food and protection (habitat). Depending on the PH of reef material this process takes place over a few months or years. The best type of reef is as large and tall as possible and made of a natural material PH balanced to allow all the available marine life to live and grow on the reef. Artificial reefs produce fish at twice the rate as a natural reef does (Dr. Bob Ship, University of South Alabama). Artificial reefs can enhance the fishery in areas of sand with no natural substrate. Artificial reefs can take the pressure off natural reefs due to fishing and tourism. Artificial reefs come the form of ships, concrete rubble and manufactured units. See the link in the Related Links for more information.
Provides a home for a wide variety of marine life?
try a reef.
What effect are changes to the environment having on the coral reefs?
Changes to the environment are having some detrimental effects on the coral reefs. The reefs are becoming eroded, which means that various kinds of marine life are losing their habitat.
How can you help save coral reefs?
Donate to the coral life
What was the first invertebrate?
Trilobites. They are an extinct form of marine life. They lived on the sandy ocean floors and in coral reefs.
