SAVE OUR CORAL REEFS!
Coral Reef Alliance
The Coral Reef Alliance is an organization that works with people around the world to protect the world's coral reefs by improving coral health and reslillience. Their website offers information on general coral reef biology as well as their programs.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers an extensive explaination of what corals are, how they are being threattened, and how they are being and can be conserved.
Want to Learn More? Here are some sites to check out!
NASA - Global Climate Change
NASA's Global Climate Change site provides in-depth and comprehensible information on what climate change is based on scientific fact. There are a number of diagrams, images, and animations that clearly show the causes and effects of climate change.
Teach Ocean Science
Teach Ocean Science's section on coral reefs offers background on the economic, cultural, and scientific values of coral reefs. The simple explainations are clear and provide a good foundational material for those unfamiliar with coral reefs. A good deal of emphasis is placed on the affect of climate change and why it is an issue.
Works Cited
Coral Reef Alliance - What do Corals Need to Survive
Environmental Protection Agency - Coral Reef Protection
National Ocean Service - What is Coral Bleaching?
Marine Biology - Coral Reef Bleaching
New England Aquarium - Coral Reef Ecology
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Coral Reef Ecology
How Stuff Works - Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Alliance - Coral Reef Biodiversity
The Nature Conservancy - Coral Reefs of the Tropics
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program - Value of Coral Ecosystems
Teach Ocean Science - How does Climate Change Affect Coral Reefs?
University of Michigan - Human Impact on the Great Barrier Reef
International Business Times - Caribbean Coral Reefs Could Vanish In 20 Years Due To Overfishing, Tourism
Reuters - Pollution Killing World’s Coral Reefs