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Which these environment changes would be the greatest threat yo coral reefs?
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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.
What are natural threats to coral reefs?
Pollution is a natural threat to coral reefs.
What is the biggest threat to tropical rain forests and coral reefs is?
The biggest threat to coral reefs, and tropical rainforests is poachers and distruction.
What is the environmental changes would be the greatest harm to coral reefs?
Globally, the warming of the oceans, this causes the corals to bleach and die on a vast scale.
What coral reefs are under threat?
One bajillion
What are the threats for the coral reef?
1 threat is unfrendly fishing habit 2 threat is pollution 3 threat is the increase in temperature
What is the environment of corals?
Coral is Aquatic.
What kind of problem do coral reefs have?
The biggest problem facing Coral Reefs is water pollution. The tiny animal that make up the reef, Coral Polyps, are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment. Man-made pollution can caused Coral 'die offs' that wipe out large areas of a reef in a short period of time. "Pollution" factors can include the raising of the water temperature surrounding the reef, as well as chemical pollution. Some sea animals do feed on Coral Polyps, but that effect is minimal and a part of the natural environment.
How do the coral reef animals adapt to the changes in the Earth?
They adapt to the coral reef ecosystem by i do not know...
What Plants live in an aquatic environment?
Coral, seeweed
How is coral mining done?
Coral mining is where you go deep down into the coral to find special nutrients which are very valuble. Miners rip apart the coral to get deep into the undergrowth and search for nutrients. As they go into the coral, whilst ripping it apart, it is killing the quantity of the coral. Therefore this is a major threat.
Why is scuba diving a threat to coral reefs?
SCUBA diving is a threat to coral reefs because divers are not careful when they swim. Even if they don't actually damage the reef by breaking off bits of coral, they produce currents with their flippers that scatter the sand and stuff all over and disturb the animals in the reef.
