Add to ORKGThis site explains why coral reefs are important, and discusses their sensitivity to environmental change. Rising sea temperatures and other causes of coral bleaching are described, as well as the rate of coral bleaching. The text considers whether corals can survive bleaching and what can be done to protect them. Besides the main text, this site contains links to a short glossary, a list of related classroom activities, a list of further reading and related websites. Educational levels: High school, Intermediate elementary, Middle school
In this lesson, students will investigate the importance of coral reefs to the Earth as a whole and ...
Coral bleaching events threaten the sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Here we show tha...
Climate change is impacting marine ecosystems in a multitude of ways. Consequences of greenhouse gas...
This Web site from the Australian Academy of Science presents "reliable and up-to-date informat...
Sea temperatures in the tropics have increased by almost 1oC over the past 100 years and are current...
Sea temperatures in many tropical regions have increased by almost 1 degrees C over the past 100 yea...
Coral reefs are a fundamental part of the world\u27s ecosystem; however, they are hidden in the ocea...
Coral bleaching occurs when corals get too hot. Bleached corals are essentially sick corals and alt...
Presently climate change is a serious Problems on corals and their associated ecosystems that also a...
Coral reef bleaching, the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa, results from the loss of symbiotic...
Coral reefs are the most diverse marine habitat, which support an estimated 0.5 to 2.0 million speci...
Large-scale coral bleaching events, driven by unusually warm sea temperatures, have now affected eve...
Mass coral bleaching events have become a widespread phenomenon causing serious concerns with regard...
Corals feed on algae that thrive in the sunlit water surrounding a reef. However, when water tempera...
Coral reefs are home to many marine species, some of which are used for medical research, and protec...
In this lesson, students will investigate the importance of coral reefs to the Earth as a whole and ...
Coral bleaching events threaten the sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Here we show tha...
Climate change is impacting marine ecosystems in a multitude of ways. Consequences of greenhouse gas...
This Web site from the Australian Academy of Science presents "reliable and up-to-date informat...
Sea temperatures in the tropics have increased by almost 1oC over the past 100 years and are current...
Sea temperatures in many tropical regions have increased by almost 1 degrees C over the past 100 yea...
Coral reefs are a fundamental part of the world\u27s ecosystem; however, they are hidden in the ocea...
Coral bleaching occurs when corals get too hot. Bleached corals are essentially sick corals and alt...
Presently climate change is a serious Problems on corals and their associated ecosystems that also a...
Coral reef bleaching, the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa, results from the loss of symbiotic...
Coral reefs are the most diverse marine habitat, which support an estimated 0.5 to 2.0 million speci...
Large-scale coral bleaching events, driven by unusually warm sea temperatures, have now affected eve...
Mass coral bleaching events have become a widespread phenomenon causing serious concerns with regard...
Corals feed on algae that thrive in the sunlit water surrounding a reef. However, when water tempera...
Coral reefs are home to many marine species, some of which are used for medical research, and protec...
In this lesson, students will investigate the importance of coral reefs to the Earth as a whole and ...
Coral bleaching events threaten the sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Here we show tha...
Climate change is impacting marine ecosystems in a multitude of ways. Consequences of greenhouse gas...