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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Threats to reefs and how to deal with them [1]

In this post, my partners and I hope to clarify the threats to coral reefs, and some suggestions to deal with the problems.

First, there is coral bleaching.
Coral bleaching can be caused by many factors, such as
  1. increased or reduced water temperatures
  2. increased solar irradiance
  3. changes in water chemistry
  4. starvation caused by a decline in zoo plankton levels as a result of overfishing
  5. increased sedimentation
  6. pathogen infections
  7. changes in salinity

However, the main factor that causes coral bleaching is increased of reduced water temperatures, which is mainly caused by global warning. Therefore, the way to stop coral bleaching is easy. Recycle and reduce - the best tip for saving anything.

Do your part to save the reefs today!

References: www.wikipedia.org

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