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Coral Reefs: Importance and Conservation by prissy is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Coral Reefs: Importance and Conservation about?

Coral reefs are underwater structures composed of the calcium carbonate skeletons of coral polyps. There are three main types: fringing reefs along coastlines, barrier reefs separated from the coast by lagoons, and atolls which are reefs that surround lagoons. Coral reefs provide valuable ecosystem services like coastal protection, tourism, fisheries and medicine. However, they are threatened by pollution, overfishing, climate change and other human impacts. Conservation efforts include creating marine prot

Author
prissy
Language
EN