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because of water pollution (boats, gasoline, oil, etc.) coral reefs are dying because they cannot withstand the pollution so they disintegrate
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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.
Who is causing the coral reefs to die?
Some diseases carried by humans can infect coral reefs and scientists have just recently discovered that a form of the herpes virus is killing coral reefs.
Do coral reefs live alone?
some coral reefs do live alone, but some live in groups called colonies.
Do fish live in coral reefs?
Some fish eat of the coral reefs, but they do not live on or in the coral reefs. But every fish living on or in the coral reef has a job to do that protects it from the intrudors.
Does Indonesia have coral reefs?
Indonesia has some of the most spectacular reefs in the world.
What are the 3 kind of coral reefs?
brain coral and coral branches. some of them are flat too.
What are the difference of corals and coral reefs?
A coral reef is a colony of corals. A coral reef can be formed on rock rubble, but old established coral reefs are actually structured out of dead coral. This is one of the reasons it takes so long for a reef to form. Some corals may life for tens or even hundreds of years before they die and allow another coral to grow on top of their skeleton. There are many types of coral reefs, but the real difference is that coral is what makes up a coral reef.
What are some physical features in the Bahamas?
coral reefs
What are some interesting facts about the coral reef?
people are killing the coral reefs by pollution.
What are the 3 kinds of reefs?
brain coral and coral branches. some of them are flat too.
What are some similarties between an ecosystem and coral reefs?
A coral reef is an ecosystem, that is the similarity.
Scientific name for coral reef?
Here are some of the names of some types of corals purple squirter, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, atoll reefs. If you like coral reefs, check out our website destructionofcoralreefs.weebly.com What is happening to our corals? Find out!
