1. Coral Reef
By Abi Davis

2. WHAT IS A COARL ? Coral Reef are underwater structures
Coral is living structure compound
Its made up by anemone
Some parts are made up of small living animals.
Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear and sunny waters.
“Barbados' coral reefs have a variety of species such as mollusks, polychaetes, sea urchins, cucumbers, sponges and reef fish. “

3. CORAL IN
BARBADOS

4. Every sea area in Barbados is covered by reef
The 3 types of reef’s in Barbados are
Bank Reefs ( semi-circular outline )
Patch Reefs ( An Isolated area, often circular)
Fringing Reefs ( Reef’s along the shores )
bank reefs takes up over 38.3km
fringing reefs take up over 20.4 km.

5. WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT ?

6. Corals are very important for Barbados because
Fisheries ( Many fisheries depend on reefs for support )
Tourism ( lots of money is paid for tourist to visit the beautiful reefs we have)
Erosion ( some reefs reduce the speed and energy of the wave from eroding the land)
Land Formation ( Some coral communities can form limestone and sometimes it can become a island

7. Threats To Barbados reefs

8. There are many threats to Barbados reefs
Some natural cause are, chemical pollution, sewage, coastal development, overfishing, coral mining and careless scuba divers, boaters, and snorkelers weaken coral reefs and threaten the wildlife dependent upon them.
Reefs in the tropics are being damaged by deteriorating water quality, physical damage and by climate change

9. The tissue that covers the Corals are damged easily
Hurricanes or strong winds can damage reefs in shallow waters
All the boats and jet skis used for the tourist are getting lots of money but then at the same time they are destroying or reefs
We depend on our reefs to keep our fish safe

12. The End 