Threats to coral reefs

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  • Created on: 29-12-19 16:52
How many groundings per year are there in florida?
30
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If an oil tankers runs aground....
oil floats above coral and reduces light
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Reefs in Sri Lanka destroyed by what natural event in 2004
Tsunami
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What disease in dominant on Florida Keys where a cyanobacteria and sulphur oxidising bacteria consortium kills coral tissue?
Black band disease
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What does El Nino (ENSO) refer to?
A change in weather patterns (air and water)
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If an oil tankers runs aground....

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oil floats above coral and reduces light

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Reefs in Sri Lanka destroyed by what natural event in 2004

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What disease in dominant on Florida Keys where a cyanobacteria and sulphur oxidising bacteria consortium kills coral tissue?

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What does El Nino (ENSO) refer to?

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