Human Threats to Corals: Corals Tutorial

Human-caused, or anthropogenic activities, are major threats to coral reefs. Pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing practices using dynamite or cyanide, collecting live corals for the aquarium market, mining coral for building materials , and a warming climate are some of the many ways that people damage reefs all around the world every day.

How does overfishing threaten coral reefs?

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Describe the threats to contemporary coral reef systems resulting from climate change, human disturbance, and ocean acidification.

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Law Student Paper Series — Colorless Coral: The Legal Landscape of Protecting Florida's Coral from Human Impacts - Animal Legal Defense Fund

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Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change

Algae associated with coral degradation affects risk assessment in coral reef fishes

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Human Threats to Corals: Corals Tutorial

The Value of U.S. Coral Reefs for Risk Reduction