Danger to Coral Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101108151328.htm

This year at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, scientists discovered that the amount of new coral reefs in the ocean could drop by 73% over the next century due to high levels of carbon dioxide in the water. Carbon dioxide acidifies the water, making it harder for Elkhorn Coral, a critical reef-building species, to grow and making it more difficult for animals to make protection for themselves. This danger to coral reefs only contributes to the already increasing amount of dangers from bleaching, disease and water quality, and natural disasters.

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. "New Ocean Acidification Study Shows Added Danger to Already Struggling Coral Reefs." ScienceDaily, 13 November 2010.

This article is pro environmentalist becuase it talks about the benefits of coral reefs to keeping our oceans clean and beautiful. However, the only bias in this article comes from the fact that the scientists use all their time to study ways to protect the environment. The article is very factual.

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A. Ecosystem Structure- major terrestrial and aquatic biomes

II. The Living World
C. Ecosystem Diversity- Biodiversity

Caroline Pace