Belize Barrier Reef, Belize by ethan wetherell https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7 en-us 2017-01-19 16:49:59 UTC 2017-01-20 17:04:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Reef Geography and Ecology emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148150945 The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries]]> 2017-01-19 16:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148150945 Human usage emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148152633 humans also impact the ecosystem in numerous negative ways.According to Maidens & Burke (2005), some of these impacts include marine-based pollution and tourism.]]> 2017-01-19 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148152633 Environmental threats emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148158264  Although rising ocean temperatures and hurricanes are arguably to blame for most damage to the Belize Barrier Reef ecosystem.]]> 2017-01-19 17:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148158264 Conservation emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148160685 Green Reef is a non-profit, non-governmental membership organization dedicated to the protection of the environment and for the conservation of the Belize Barrier Reef and the associated marine environment in order to maintain the integrity of the ecosystems for the benefit of all humans]]> 2017-01-19 17:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148160685 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148165111 2017-01-19 17:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148165111 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148166799 2017-01-19 17:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148166799 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148167673 2017-01-19 17:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148167673 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148414225 2017-01-20 16:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148414225 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148414645 2017-01-20 16:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148414645 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148416319 2017-01-20 16:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148416319 emw983 https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148416479 2017-01-20 16:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emw983/ek9l95pna5w7/wish/148416479