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Aquí está lo que cada uno debe decir:

-Pablo B.:
Human impact on coral reefs is significant. Coral reefs are dying around the
world. In particular, coral mining, pollution (organic and non-organic),
overfishing, blast fishing and the digging of canals and access into islands and
bays are serious threats to these ecosystems. Coral reefs also face high
dangers from pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming
oceans. In order to find answers for these problems, researchers study the
various factors that impact reefs. The list of factors is long, including the
ocean's role as a carbon dioxide sink, atmospheric changes, ultraviolet light,
ocean acidification, biological virus, impacts of dust storms carrying agents to
far flung reefs, pollutants, algal blooms and others. Reefs are threatened well
beyond coastal areas.

-Dulce María

Pollution:
Pollution can introduce pathogens. For example, Aspergillus sydowii has been
associated with a disease in sea fans, and Serratia marcescens, has been
linked to the coral disease white pox.
Reefs in close proximity to human populations can be faced with local
stresses, including poor water quality from land-based sources of pollution.
Copper, a common industrial pollutant has been shown to interfere with the
life history and development of coral polyps. An increasing fraction of the
global population lives in coastal areas. Without appropriate precautions,
development (e.g., buildings and paved roads) increases the fraction of
rainfall and other water sources that enter the ocean as runoff by decreasing
the land's ability to absorb it.
-Rosa Solares:

Climate Change:
Warming seawater may also encourage an emerging problem: coral disease.
Weakened by warm water, coral is much more prone to diseases including
black band disease, white band disease and skeletal eroding band. If global
temperatures increase by 2 °C during the twenty-first century, coral may not
be able to adapt quickly enough.
Warming seawater is also expected to cause migrations in fish populations to
compensate for the change. This puts coral reefs and their associated species
at risk of invasion and may cause their extinction if they are unable to
compete with the invading populations.

-Noe Caal:

Threatened species:
The global standard for recording threatened marine species is the IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species. This list is the foundation for marine conservation
priorities worldwide. A species is listed in the threatened category if it is
considered to be critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable.
Issues by region:
The Great Barrier Reef, in Southeast Asia, in Indonesia the Coral Triangle, in
Philippines and Taiwan

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