The Great Barrier Reef is facing serious threats. If the coral reefs die, what will happen to the small fish that live around them? A. They will quickly find a new habitat and thrive B. Their population will decrease due to the loss of shelter and food C. They will evolve to adapt ...
And we might be able to help predict what happens next. Let's consult a graph. Since the invention of scuba, scientists have measured the amount of coral on the seafloor, and how it's changed through time. And after centuries of...
What does the writer try to describe in the first paragraph? A. When coral reefs die off. B. Where coral reefs die off. C. What happens after coral reefs die off. D. How coral reefs die off 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C 反馈 收藏 ...
The coral reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染) , the coral will die (死). I'm helping to do research (调查) on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do som...
This takes a toll because coral reefs make up entire undersea ecosystems, providing a habitat and even food source for fish, mammals, and plants alike. Without the coral, these animals die off, too.While coral bleaching does not technically kill the coral, they do become at risk for starvati...
The Cot starfish is found on coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean and it eats coral.Now, in small numbers, the starfish don't affect coral reefs dramatically.But periodically, starfish population explodes. And when that happens, the reefs can become badly damaged or even destroyed, ...
A warmer planet doesn’t just raise temperatures. From wildfires to flooding to coral bleaching, here are some real-world implications.
If the current trend continues, by 2050, the Maldives’ coral reefs could be severely or even irreparably damaged, leading to the loss of marine biodiversity and the eventual destruction of the country. Mitigation Efforts By The Maldives Government ...
In "bleached" reefs, the corals' white skeletons are visible under their transparent flesh. (Image credit: Chasing Coral) Coral bleaching happens gradually, said Ruben Torres, a marine scientist and the founder of Reef Check Dominican Republic, a nonprofit ocean-conservation group. As water tempera...
” Common reactions from visitors are amazement and disgust. To the latter group, Wertheim says, “If you don’t like it, think about it — the yarn reefs represent the natural beauty of nature that’s rapidly disappearing, and the plastic represents the future of what humanity is creating....