Maldives Coral Reef by Scharis Lopez https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8 Coral reef located in the island of Maldives. en-us 2017-01-17 16:58:08 UTC 2023-01-25 03:09:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Geography & Ecology scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606396 The Maldives coral reef is located south of Lakshadweep Islands. Maldives is mostly made up of coral structures, they can be the most complex reef systems in the planet. The coral reefs of Maldives was affected in 2010 due to El Nino it rose the water temperature up to 90 degrees. Coral reefs are still trying to recover since the devastating effect 7 years ago.]]> 2017-01-17 17:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606396 Human Usage scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606668 Scientific research is being done by locals. Some of the researchers go down to the reef and see how its changing over time. Locals stopped catching sharks and fishing tuna. Some of the fishing there is very limited due to the marine life.]]> 2017-01-17 17:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606668 Environmental Threats scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606865 The biggest threats to the Maldives coral reef is acidification and with global warming. The acid rises with the warming of the earth and that cause reefs to die. El nino is one of the cause the coral reef is dying off. When the corals start to bleach it lowers its health.]]> 2017-01-17 17:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147606865 Conservation scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607410 Some of the conservation we can do to help the coral reefs is to reduce global warming. We can reduce global warming by polluting less and to dispose of our trash properly. The locals in Maldives are helping by reducing the catching of sharks and sending them to china. Another way they are helping is by not fishing tuna and keeping fishing very limited.]]> 2017-01-17 17:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607410 News article scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607562 Coral bleaching spreads to Maldives

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/01/coral-bleaching-spreads-to-maldives-devastating-spectacular-reefs

Coral Bleaching in 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/maldives/articles/maldives-devastated-by-coral-bleaching-as-2016-shapes-up-to-be-hottest-on-record/
]]> 2017-01-17 17:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607562 Videos scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607701 2017-01-17 17:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147607701 Coral Reef scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147610474 2017-01-17 17:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147610474 Coral Bleaching scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147610942 2017-01-17 17:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/147610942 Bleaching in Maldives scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148420361 2017-01-20 17:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148420361 Coral Reef in Maldives scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148420982 2017-01-20 17:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148420982 Video scharisl https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148422308 2017-01-20 17:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/scharisl/phd9fnoucea8/wish/148422308