RPI EcoEd Middle School Research Report Spring 2012

 Coral Reefs: Importance, Problems, and

Solutions

By Kora Fortun6th grade, Tamarac Middle School

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Dr. Joshua Cinner (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, Coral Reef Studies) learns about traditional reef management.

NASA satellite image of coral reefs around Ahus Island, Papua New Guinea

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Review of news, scientific articles, and government reports.

Interview with marine scientists Dr. Chris Moses, who works as the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Dr. Beth Moses, chief acting scientist at Scubanaughts, an organization that supports underwater education.

Section 1: Importance of Coral Reefs

Section 1: Importance of Coral Reefs

Section 2: Threats to Coral Reefsoverview of problems

Section 2: ProblemsProblem 1

Section 2: ProblemsProblem 2: Tourists Damage the Reefs

Section 2: ProblemsProblem 3

Cyanide fishing in coral reef in the Philipines

Section 3: SolutionsOverview of solutions

Section 3: SolutionsSolution 1

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Section 3: SolutionsSolution 3

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