The coral crisis is boiling to the surface

In Loft’s (2008) article entitled “Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world’s coral population”, the author states that the rising temperature around the world is continually hitting the population of coral reefs: the biggest underwater ecosystem on earth. First of all, the coral reefs occupy a fourth of marine resources. The ecosystem is related with the living life of human beings and oceanic creatures. Human beings must pay more attention to preserving and managing the natural treasures before the crisis expand to an extinction. Global warming, moreover, is not the only culprit that destroys the coral reefs. They are subject to “man-made pollution, trawling, ocean acidification and other influences” (para.8). Finally, the coral reefs are identical with the rain forest in that they balance the natural ecology on Earth. They are a significant sign of environmental phenomena to maintain the marine ecosystem. In conclusion, some experts think that parts of coral reefs have already adapted to the warmer water, although the global warming causes a far-reaching effect of bleaching these oceanic creatures.

In my opinion, I agree that those factors make a stir to damage the marine ecology. Following the rising temperature factor, it changes the living conditions that underwater species depend on. Human beings’ activities, additionally, inject various poisonous chemicals into the ocean. These toxic substances can wipe out all oceanic species. Lastly, the coral reefs are an important key to piece together the chain of the marine ecosystem.

The first reason to leap on the stage is that every species has its essential and regular conditions for living. For instance, parts of coral reefs, some cases have proven, are already destroyed and bleached by rising global temperature. These species do not depend on a uniform mode of living. Some of them need to survive on fixed temperature. If the natural habitat causes a dynamic impact by climate change, species which can’t adapt to the warmer water will die.

Industrial activities, furthermore, pour an amount of harmful and acidic chemicals into the ocean. These toxic substances can’t be resolved by ecosystem, so they will settle on the underwater environment forever. These damaging ingredients not only can kill creatures, but also pollute the ocean to diminish the quality of water for people. The problem will run riot over all aquatic resources. For example, the oil pollution often makes a dent on marine ecology, because the chemical ingredients can’t be dissolved by any methods. It will continually stay on the surface of the ocean.

Finally, coral reefs play a significant role in the circle of marine ecology. They provide an abundance of nutrition and resources to support thousands or more of coral-feeding species. For example, the coral reefs are a chain to stimulate a cycle of ecology. Small coral-eating fishes can absorb nutrients from them to grow up. Later, bigger predators eat those small fishes. Then, when some of organisms die, they will be dissolved or broken up as nutrition for coral reefs. With the cycle of ecology, coral reefs lay an essential foundation for aquatic creatures.

With the regular conditions, coral reefs must tsurvive on fixed temperature. With the humans’ activities, these natural organisms will be bleached by chemical substances. With the chain of the ecosystem, coral reefs as a key to circle the natural environment. Some experts point out that parts of coral reefs can survive in warmer water, but the global warming will continually rise in the future. Therefore, these natural treasures are actually affected by those man-made factors.

Reference

Loft, K. (2008, April 21). Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world’s coral population. Journalnow.com. Retrieved May 20, 2008, from http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/21/coral-crisis-global warming-trawling-pollutants-th/