Music:
Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence (1964)
Coral reefs are the ocean’s rainforests, the most complex aquatic ecosystems. 25% of aquatic life lives on coral reefs. The distribution of corals is determined by the sea temperature, water clarity and solar radiation. They can respond to changes by bleaching. They lose their colour if the symbiotic algae in their tissues are stressed and having a reduction in photosynthetic pigments. White corals can recover if the stress effect doesn’t persist for long periods, but, if the algae in their tissues do not rebuild, they will die. Silence the destruction, but not just by diving under into the big blue.
