dc.contributor.author | Basecke, Graham | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Coral reefs are underwater living structures composed of calcium carbonates that over time are secreted by animals called coral polyps. Coral reefs are vital for society, not only ecologically, but also economically, but according to Marine Biologist T.P. Hughes, "Unfortunately reefs are in serious decline; an estimated 30% are already severely damaged, and close to 60% may be lost by 2030." | eng |
dc.identifier.citation | Artifacts ; issue 10 (2014) | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/43620 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Artifacts ; issue 10 (2014) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.subject | coral reef systems, biologically diverse ecosystems, coral polyps, coral reefs, global climate change, ocean acidification, sedimentation, coral bleaching | eng |
dc.title | Protecting the rainforests of the oceans | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |