Pollution effects on local coral species

This topic submitted by Chris Anderson ( chrisanderson219@gmail.com) at 4:34 PM on 5/7/08.

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The impact of humans on our natural world is becoming more and more significant in our world. With green technologies becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives, it is important that we are able to look at our world and understand the environmental repercussions of our actions. One of the best places to look to see how our behavior is influencing the environment is by looking at coral reefs. Because these areas are so fragile when it comes to variance to the environment they have adapted too, we can look at the health of a reef to help us get a better understanding of how we are effecting the area. The purpose of this research is to understand how as humans how we can negatively effected coral reefs and what we can do to change our behavior so that people and reefs can co-exist.

OUTLINE

I. Introduction
A. What makes reefs so fragile
1.conditions
2.species
B. Food Webs
1.species
II. Human Impacts
A. Pollution
1.types
2.why they hurt
B. Activities
III. What can be done
A. Changes in lifestyle
1. Industries
2. everyday life
B. Fix what we've done


References

The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience.
Mumby, Peter J
Hastings, Alan1

CORAL DECLINE LINKED TO HUMAN ACTIVITY
Geographical; Mar2008, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p8

Regional initiatives to protect coral reefs.
Ecos, Dec2007/Jan2008 Issue 140, p5

Coral Reefs: Indicators, Threats, and Conservation Resources.
Bischof, Barbie
Environment, Dec2007, Vol. 49 Issue 10, p3-4

Scientists: Global warming could kill off reefs by 2050
Elizabeth Weise
USA Today, 12/14/2007

Ecosystems in Action: Lessons from Marine Ecology about Recovery, Resistance, and Reversibility.
Palumbi, Stephen R.; McLeod, Karen L.; GrŸnbaum, Daniel.
Bioscience, Jan2008, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p33-42

Climate change and oceans: getting back to baselines.
Ecos, Dec2007/Jan2008 Issue 140, p32-32



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