The Hawaiian Coral Reef: Important, but threatened. Because it is under water and not visible, the importance of the reef remains largely hidden - including its importance not only to the ocean environment and its inhabitants, but also to humans.
With coral bleaching spreading, a new project and app called Bleach Patrol is putting surfers, divers and snorkelers to work as citizen scientists, keeping an eye on the world's coral reefs. Bleach Patrol ( ww. deo. edu/bleachpatrol ) was created by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the World Surf League and GoFlow.
10. Hawaiian Wedding Song. 11. In Hawaiian Style.
A 20-year study of deep coral reefs off of the Hawaiian Islands has found "meadows" of algae nearly 300 feet (90 meters) beneath the surface and the highest rates of species found nowhere else on Earth.
The lively, authentic drawings and descriptive paragraphs of this book tell why Hawaiian coral reefs are unique and environmentally important. Boasting some of the world's most richly coloured animals.
He thought the new species might be hardy, fast growers good for aquaculture businesses. But it quickly became apparent that they were far too successful: They spread far beyond their initial planting sites, smothering the colorful corals that lined the bay's floor.
