Why Do Coral Reefs Have High Biodiversity. Coral reefs show that hidden genetic diversity can prepare ecosystems for climate change. A short video I created as part of a Powerpoint presentation for my Marine Science class. Just like rainforests they are more biologically diverse. Coral reef marine life in Red Sea.
Coral reefs are oases of high primary productivity in barren tropical seas and reef-building organisms have changed the face of the earth by creating entire archipelagoes of islands and over geological time landforms. Just like rainforests they are more biologically diverse. Nutrient Cycling And Carbon Fixation. Coral reefs have high levels of biodiversity because of their abundant microhabitats high levels of nutrients and high levels of sunlight and warm. Because nothing is ever truly wasted coral reefs can flourish in a marine desert that has hardly any food. Anatomy of a coral.
Why Are Coral Reefs Important.
Anatomy of a coral. They provide habitats and shelter for thousands of marine organisms. Coral reefs have high levels of biodiversity because of their abundant microhabitats high levels of nutrients and high levels of sunlight and warm. Coral reefs are threatened by numerous anthropogenic impacts some of which have already had major effects worldwide. About 25 per cent of all marine biodiversity depends on coral reefs. A loss in biodiversity is like a soccer team without a defense.