Coral Reef Description and Threats
Elissa Parker Professor Burchsted March 26, 2018 Coral Reef Description and Threats Coral reefs are something that the world has been slightly following for the last couple of years. They are beautiful parts of the ocean, but they are becoming endangered day by day due to pollution, humans, and so much more. Coral reefs are home to 25% of all marine life which is why scientists are making a big deal of these beautiful homes being endangered. These biomes are found in warm water, near the surface of the ocean to allow the life to grow. With all this life in the reefs, there are abundant amounts of producers and consumers. The main producer in the reefs is Blue- Green Algae. These algae are what produces the food the corals consume, and they live inside the corals, though this alga can become poisonous to the corals if water becomes too warm and this makes coral bleaching occur. Coral bleaching is an epidemic mo...