did you know coral reefs are currently a species that is endangered . Meaning they are close to being extinct.
Yes, i did and its very sad because coral reefs are accounted for 25% of marine life. Not everyone knows they are endagered and some dont even know what coral reefs are. So what are coral reefs.
coral reefs are a large underwater structure composed of Skeletons of invertebrates called coral. .
There are alsomany types of coral and they have many different shapes and colors.
Coral have many benefits they act as a nursery to many small fish and also control the carbon dioxide in the water
Cora reefs also protect shores and acts as a home to fish. Now that we know what they are why are they endangered
They are many factors that play into why they are becoming endangered
for example natural causes such as whether conditions and predation but also human activity
The factors such as pollution and whether and fishing and other activity caused the coral reef to be very stressed
this causes them to expel the microscopic symbiotic algae zooxanthellae which is what they feed off of. This causes the coral to turn white also known as bleaching
coral reefs are endangered and we can help them survive by doing many different things
Such as holding unethical businesses accountable and also trying to limit pollution and littering
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