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. Part I. Section 5. Invertebrate marine animal. A polyp that begins to form an exoskeleton. CO. 2. & Ca in the water to make calcium carbonate (CaCO. 3. ) aka limestone. Sessile – immobile. Form colonies. 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. 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. #. 2. : . SPATIAL VARIATION. MONITORING . and. STATUS OF CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS. Composition. Northern Islands: Volcanic. Southern Islands: Uplifted coral reef limestone (volcanic base). Age. Northern Islands: Youngest. A polyp that begins to form an exoskeleton. CO. 2. & Ca in the water to make calcium carbonate (CaCO. 3. ) aka limestone. Sessile – immobile. Form colonies. What are corals?. Coral atolls. 1. st. 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. Spans over 300 nautical miles from the Dry Tortugas to Stuart.. The only tropical coral reef system, and one of the greatest natural resources, in Florida and the continental United States.. Adjacent to one of the most densely populated and urbanized coastal communities in the U.S.. World’s largest coral reef system. Over 2900 individual reefs. 900 islands. Stretches 2600 km. Composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms called coral polyps. Cool Facts. One of the 7 natural wonders of the world. ASHIKA AND AND TACY ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...................................................................................................................................................... IvornWilliam. , Stephan Mills, Shaquille Job, Carl . Bynoe. , Isaiah Ash, . Crystol. Caesar. 6A. DIFFERENT HUMAN IMPACTS. REEF WALKING . OVER FISHING . CORAL SOUVENIR. BLAST FISHING . SEWAGE . AGRICULTURE. .  . 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.   . Ali Golshani*, Tom . Baldock, . David . Callaghan, Peter . Nielsen. Peter Mumby, Megan Saunders, Javier Patino, Stuart Phinn, Sarah . Hamylton. Theme 10A: Modeling Reef Futures. 9 July 2012. How does climate change alter island reef protection?.