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Introduction: What are Coral Reefs? Why are they Important? Coral reefs are primarily an underwater ecosystem that are home to a vast variety of aquatic flora and fauna. They are made by an invertebrate animal called the coral polyp that can either form large colonies composed of many coral skeletons or be singular. Thousands of […]
Introduction What is Ocean Acidification? Anthropogenic activities release carbon dioxide directly into our environment that has led to global warming and climate change. Half of this carbon dioxide is absorbed into our oceans. This absorption helps in reducing the global warming but it also has a direct impact on our oceans and is called ocean […]
INTRODUCTION Like other ecosystems of the Earth, the marine ecosystem has its extreme importance. Coral reefs ecosystem is part of the marine ecosystem. Human activities such as increasing population, overfishing, marine pollution, deep-sea mining, etc are destroying coral reefs. Climate change, global warming, and ocean acidification due to anthropogenic activities are also killing coral reefs. […]
INTRODUCTION Coral Reef Biome: It is considered among marine biomes. It is a small biome that holds 25% of marine biodiversity. The coral reefs are usually found in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and near the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Characteristics of Coral Reef […]
INTRODUCTION Coral Reefs: Coral Reef is defined as an underwater ecosystem. The coral reef consists of two separate terms that are coral and reefs. It is distinguished as an ecosystem in deep water where reef-building corals are present. Reefs: The reefs are rocks or ridges known as coral polyps that lie underwater formed by the […]
Qatar based news channel has recently reported about the vulnerability of distinctive red sea coral reefs to the UAE-Israel oil pipeline deal. According to specialists, this oil pipeline deal could bring about the upcoming ecological disaster. The UAE-Israel oil pipeline deal was signed in October 2020 following the normalization of ties between these two nations. […]