Coral Bleaching
Main cause of coral bleaching
Warming Ocean Temps.
Percent of marine life that rely on corals
25%
What process makes the ocean more acidic when it absorbs CO₂?
Ocean acidification
Tiny algae living inside corals
Zooxanthellae
Percent that coral reefs reduce wave energy
97%
What is sedimentation?
Soil, sand, and particles washing into the ocean from lan
When corals remained bleached for to long
They starve and die
Without coral reefs protecting the shore what happens?
Erosion and flood damage
Name the three main causes of coral bleaching besides warming oceans.
Pollution, acidification, and sedimentation