Lunes, Setyembre 12, 2011

IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS AND MANGROVES


All the living things in the world need a shelter. And this shelter provides our needs. This is also protect us from harm. Coral reefs and mangrove. Coral reef is the major habitat of all animals living in the water. Coral reefs also maintain the balance of life in the ocean. Coral reefs can be found in the bottom of the sea. Coral reefs is compose calcium carbonate which is produce  by the marine organism. Many marine creatures spend their lives in moving to one coral reef to another coral reef. Coral reefs also produce food to sustain the needs of the marine organism. 


When the hurricanes and tsunamis will come tosweep off life and property in the blink of an eye,coral reefs help to lessen the impact of this disastrous phenomenon. Coral reefs are known to break the power of waves and reduce their intensity,this is the way of coral reefs in protecting coastal areas from destruction. Coral reefs prevents prevent coastal soil erosion and flooding.











Sponge reefs is one kind of coral reef has a chemical which can be a treatment of HIV infections and it highlights the potential of medicinal value of coral reefs. Pharmaceutical companies have targeted coral reefs for medicines on cancer and other terminal diseases.














Coral reefs can be a tourist attraction because of their colorful and because of its beauty. Coral reefs can be a destinations recognize as the biggest tourist attractions. Because of this attraction,it may help our economy to rise and that place will be known because of it beautiful attraction.



Another shelter of of the marines is the mangroves. Like coral reefs, Mangroves are important habitat, providing food, shelter and nursery areas for fish and other marine life. , Mangroves also provides shelter to the organism above the water like birds. Mangroves also provides source of livelihood for many humans around the world.one of this, is you can make charcoal out of its trunks.















Mangroves protect shorelines from damaging storm and hurricane winds, waves, and floods. Mangroves also help prevent erosionThey maintain water quality and clarity, filtering pollutants and trapping sediments originating from land.