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THE IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS

THE IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS. Group Members: Jayselle Thom Kendra Guy Tahela Peterkin Roanne Telgt Nicholas Diaz Delroy Charles. FOUR CATEGORIES OF REEF IMPORTANCE. BIODIVERSITY ECONOMIC RESOURCES

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS

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  1. THE IMPORTANCE OF CORAL REEFS • Group Members: Jayselle Thom Kendra Guy TahelaPeterkin RoanneTelgt Nicholas Diaz Delroy Charles

  2. FOUR CATEGORIES OF REEF IMPORTANCE • BIODIVERSITY • ECONOMIC RESOURCES • MEDICINAL PROPERTIES • PROTECTION TO COASTLINES

  3. BIODIVERSITY

  4. CORAL REEFS SUPPORT LIFE • Coral Reefs are home to a diverse 1/3 of the earth’s species of fish, some not known to anyother parts of the earth. • Habitat for tens of thousands of other animals • The plants and coralalsoprovidesolidshelter (frompredators), housing and food to the ecosystem (all species).

  5. ECONOMIC RESOURCES

  6. FISHERIES FOR FOOD • The fishing industry and the common income source for the fishermen in the coastal areas is heavily dependent on the coral reefs • Fish caught in Coral Reefs feed billions of people worldwide.

  7. CORAL REEFS FACILITATE TOURISM AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Ecotourismis a major part of many local economies. • Coral Reefs draw a staggeringamount of touristsyearlymakingit a billion dollar industry. • Manyhotels, guesthouses, restaurants, fisheries, divingshops and tour guides depend on tourist’sattaction to marine life as a means of income.

  8. BUILDING MATERIALS • Broken up coral (live or dead), corral rubble and sand have been used for centuries in the construction process. • It canbeburnt in lime-kilns to provide lime for mortar and plaster to improve agricultural soils. • Used in the construction of roads, runways and coastalinfrastucture.

  9. Medicinal properties

  10. CORAL REEFS SAVE LIVES • Studies claim that coral calcium, extracted from coral can cure Cancer, Diabetes, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Eczema, Alzheimer's Disease, Fibromyalgia, High Cholesterol, Muscle Cramps, Kidney Stones, Gallstones, Gout, Indigestion, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Hiatal Hernia, Hypertension, Headaches etc. • It has been used in the fightagainst HIV and Tuberculosis • It canbeused in bonegrafts (facilitatesbonegrowth)

  11. COASTAL PROTECTION

  12. CORAL REEFS PROTECT LAND • Healthy coral reefs lessen the force of incoming waves; this buffers shorelines from currents, waves, and storms, helping to prevent loss of life, property damage, and erosion.  • Coastlines protected by reefs are more stable, in terms of erosion, than those without.   • Reefs are also a source of sand in natural beach replenishment. 

  13. FOR MORE INFORMATION • http://www.globalissues.org/article/173/coral-reefs • http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125204/importance/medical_frame.htm

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