rainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yet

finished counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in the coral

reef. There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Fringing reefs

are located close to shore, separated from land by only shallow water. Barrier reefs lie farther

offshore, separated from land by lagoons more than ten meters deep. Atolls, on the other hand, are

formed far offshore and they make a ring-shaped reef that close a circular lagoon. Coral reefs are the

largest biological structures on the planet, with the largest being the Great Barrier Reef covering over

2000 kilometers along the east coast of Australia (Focus, 1995). The reef is said to be 500,000 to

2,500,000 years old and is said to be visible from the moon.(Scientif!

ic, 1987). There is only one problem with this beautiful structure and that is the carelessness of man.

Silt from deforested lands and pollution from crowded coastlines choke them, and overuse by coal miners,

fisheries, and even tourists deplete and des

thought that it might destroy the entire ecosystem of the ocean. There are over sixty-five countries

natural sunscreen which is now being marketed to sell as a sunscreen to humans in America. Also, the

reefs are tourists. Last year alone over 1.2 million tourists visited the Great Barrier Reef.

hurting the reefs or the ecosystem. For example, Pacific Islanders obtain up to 90% of their animal

a two degrees in just one decade which the scientists think soon will show the effects in their reefs

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