Warner+1A+Coral+Bleaching

KrisLynn Grady Tiara Muchowski Alyssa Doty Kenzi Emmons

Coral Reef:
The Ecosystem:

Abiotic Factors:
 * the pH in the water
 * the water temperature
 * the amount of sun light
 * the nutrients in the water

Biotic Factors:
 * Manatees home
 * zooplankton
 * lobster
 * shrimp

Food Web:

Threats to the Coral Reef:
 * Losing all the animals
 * discoloring the coral by bleaching in the summer
 * getting chemicals in the ocean and killing the coral and the animals that are there.
 * throwing your trash into the ocean

Conservation plan:  One way to coral reef bleaching is to stop water pollution. We are going to stop water pollution by picking up  trash and stopping oil spills from happening. Also, we could go out and help heal coral reef bleaching by all recommendations  and local guidelines. Another way, is to go to an aquarium or zoo to ask how they prevent coral reef bleaching and what you  could do to help prevent it as well. These are some ways to stop coral reef bleaching.