PPT-Coral reef ecosystems & sustainable management

Getting started With this GEO resource you will be learning about the location and biodiversity of coral reefs their value to us and the environment and threats affecting global reefs today We will also investigate the response to such threats in term of management. By: Tatiana Smith. Background of this slide . http://foolishmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/coral-reef-red.jpg. Where are coral reefs found?. Coral Reefs can be found where the red dots are located in the world map. Here is a picture of a coral reef:. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. Life on . the reef. Coral reefs . get risqué. Corals . zone out. Coral grief. Our local . Built entirely by biological activity. CaCO. 3. solubility low above 20. o. isotherm. Radioactively labeled Ca absorption low on cloudy days. Global distribution limited by temperature. 70 m is max depth (1-2% surface illumination). Global location’s. In the world there are Coral Reefs in. Southeast . Asia . The . Pacific including . Australia.. And in the . Atlantic and . Caribbean. Temperature and . Precipitation . ranges. . By Harsha Lakamsani. Introduction. Coral Reefs are made of limestone structures of dead and living stony coral. Coral polyps are formed by red and green coralline algae. Coral gets color from . zooxanthellae. Lagoons Part 2. AICE Marine Science. Unit 5. Difference between shallow & deep corals:. Shallow:. Symbiotic w/ . zooxanthellae. Colorful. Energy from . zooxanthellae. & from filter feeding w/ stinging tentacles. Climate Change. Management Solutions and Challenges for a Changing System. By: William Adams. ATOC 4800. 17 April, 2017. Table of Contents. I-Coral Reefs. II-Environmental Threats. A. Climate Change. Reef Development. Coralline algae – precipitate calcium carbonate. Sponges – secrete silica. Dominant species = Framework Builders because they provide the matrix for the growing reef. Reef Development. Become an ocean explorer (. ages . 7-11). How many oceans are there?. How many oceans are there?. Why is the ocean important?. 50%-70% of the oxygen you breathe comes from the ocean. The ocean is the #1 source of protein for 1 billion people . Gerry Davis, PIRO Habitat . ARA. PIFSC External Review. April 2016. Management Uses of PIFSC Data . (to date). Showed resource status linkage to human population densities (Pacific-wide . ecosystem . ASHIKA AND AND TACY ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...................................................................................................................................................... .  . Information about Coral Reefs. Coral reefs are made from animals that live in the same place their entire lives. . Corals . need shallow, clear, warm water to survive. . Most . corals live with algae, which are tiny, plant-like organisms that need sunlight to grow.   . Guillermo Diaz-. Pulido. , . Laurence J. . McCook, . Sophie . Dove, . Ray . Berkelmans. , . George . Roff. , . David I. . Kline, . Scarla. . Weeks, . Richard D. . Evans, . David H. . Williamson, . Ove. ?. An ecosystem is a natural system in which the living parts (biotic) e.g. plants (flora) and animals (fauna) and non-living parts (abiotic) e.g. water, air, sunlight, soil and rock interact and are interdependent (rely upon each other). .