Biorock, what is it? Biorock is a white limestone, it is created by “the Biorock method”, it applies safe, low voltage electrical currents through the water, causing dissolved minerals minerals to crystallize onto structures growing into a white limestone close to that which naturally makes…
Coral bleaching is a big issue for coral reef ecosystems, coral bleaching happens when coral loses its vibrant colours and turn white. When the ocean environment changes. For example, if it gets too hot, the coral stresses out and expels the algae. As the algae leaves,…
Roxane Boonstra- an activist from Canada situated in south Florida, she is in the Florida keys, she runs the Coral Restoration Foundation, (CRF) they have been restoring Florida reefs for 12 years and have planted more than 100,000 critically endangered staghorn and Elkhorn corals back into…
When humans pollute, weather that be directly, or indirectly, it creates gasses that pollute the sky, creates almost a bubble that encloses the earth and it traps the heat inside earths atmosphere and makes it really hard to get rid of, that causes climate change,…
In coral reefs there are many types of species and organisms, including sharks- apex predetor of the coral reef, barracudas, snappers, parrotfish, sturgeon- big fish but not so deadly, tangfish, sea urchins, giant clams, molluscs- a sea snail like creature, crab, shrimp, etc. This pyramid…
Coral bleaching is a big problem in the coral reef ecosystem. The main issue with coral bleaching is the algae leaving the coral and not being able to filter the sunlight into nutrients the coral needs. Coral bleaching can happen for multiple reasons, the first being climate change, climate…
