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coral reefs are being destroyed by a number of things, including ; global warming, over fishing and pollution. while there may be many more these are the main ones.
Another way coral reefs are being destroyed is that people are look for the the fish living inside the coral reef so they use crowbars to pry open the the coral
Troy O'Keefe
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∙ 15y agoAnswer:
Coral animals cannot move. The coral looks a lot like a sea anemone, with a soft body and tentacles. Other animals can swim away from pollution, but the coral is trapped. Pollution kills the coral. This includes heat pollution where factories release heated water back into the environment. You can tell dead coral because it bleaches out and turns white.
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Along with localized toxic effects, cral suffers from the acidification of sea water by carbon dioxide. The lower pH water prevents coral from building the calcium carbonate shells that they need to survive.
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∙ 14y agoBy water pollution. The coral are bleached. Warmer waters increase the chance of coral getting bleached.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching
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What types of soil are on coral reefs?
the kind of soil that coral reefs have are wet and sandy!!!!
Are coral reefs fresh water salt water or both?
coral reefs are fresh water
What two habitats are in neritic zone?
Kelp forests and coral reefs.
Are coral reefs the quietest places in the ocean?
No, they're usually the nosiest.
Do coral reefs have soil?
Coral Reefs do not have soil at all. Coral grows on the skeletons, or dead coral, and keep growing. So, they live on their own burial ground! They eat by waiting until nightfall, and extend their arm like tubes and feed on algae or plankton or other small organisms. Cool huh!
How can coral reefs be damaged?
---- coral reefs are destroyed by dynamite or cyanide fishing.
What are the safety concerns for fish in the ocean?
coral reefs being destroyed and water pollution
Why boat anchors destroyed coral reefs?
because boat anchors are heavy and when you drop it it smashes the coral reefs and all the things that make up the coral reefs.
How coral reefs are destroyed?
The reefs are being mined to be use as building materials.Some reefs are being buried in silt because of erosion of mountains and hills.Reefs are polluted by sewage that is drained into the sea.Fishermen use dynamite to blow up coral reefs so that they will have more fish to catch.
What is deterioration of coral reefs?
Coral reefs are being killed by pollutants.
Is the orange clown fish endangered?
Yes it is. Because reefs and coral are being destroyed. Those are what the live in.
How are coral reefs being destroyed by man?
Mainly by humans polluting atmosphere and by global warming we caused
What will happen of the coral reefs are destroyed?
the habittat of the fish will be gone. and the hose of fish will be gone. because the coral reefs is the habittat of the fish
What will happen to coral reefs if people continue to destroyed it?
It will extinct eventually
What is the cause of dynamite?
the coral reefs will destroyed and the fish will left homeless
What are facts about coral now?
coral is beautiful and needs to be taken care of as it is dying because of pollution, human contact and fishing. at the rate that coral reefs are being destroyed, 70% will die in our lifetime
Are coral reefs unaffected by pollution?
Yes, coral reefs are being destroyed because of global warming, overfishing, pollution, etc.
