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They would do if they occurred near a coral reef.

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What environmental factors affect a coral reef?

Wast and oil spills


What are the threats of coral reef?

coral reef bleaching storms oil spills human intervention over fishing erosion rising sea levels rising sea temperatures


What affects the Great Barrier Reef?

oil spills, coral bleaching, everyday pollution and river run off


How have changing sea levels affected the growth of the great barrier reef?

The changes occuring to the reef are to do with the Mass Coral Bleaching due to rising sea temperatures in 1998, 2002 and 2006. Pollution and declining water quality are other reasons plus the Crown of Thorns starfish which eats coral. Other things are shipping accidents, oil spills and tropical cyclones.


What kills the coral reef?

oil


How can you help the Great Barrier Reef?

Stop pollution, littering, overfishing, oil and other chemical spills, boats damaging coral, GLOBAL WARMING or 'climate change'.


How Oil spills effect coral?

The simple answer is oil can kill coral. But, not all spills kill coral. There are many factors at play. Not all coral reefs are the same, and not all oil spills are the same. Please see the related link, which contains additional links. You can find more information by doing a google search.


What are negative impacts that humans have on oil spills?

The only negative impact that humans have on oil spills is if we refuse to clean it up properly.


What part of the world is most impact of oil spills?

cargo


Who does oil spills affect coral reefs?

It affects the menstruation cycle of young male seahorses.


How did the boat oil get out?

Usually it happens when an oil carrying boat hits a reef of in some cases an iceberg and tears or rips the hull open, when this happens the oil spills into the ocean.


What has the author Dwight Holing written?

Dwight Holing has written: 'Coral reefs' -- subject(s): Coral reefs and islands, Corals, Coral reef animals, Juvenile literature, Coral reef biology 'Coastal alert' -- subject(s): Citizen participation, Decision making, Energy development, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Offshore oil well drilling, Offshore oil well drilling