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Marine Ecosystems - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Polyp: shaped like a tube with one opening surrounded by tentacles
  - - - Pollution
      - Salinity Changes
      - Low pH
      - Main stressor: High temperature
        
        Causes corals to lose their algal partners: Zooks
- - - - Absorption of CO2 in our oceans causes the acidity to rise
        
        Before 1800s, ocean pH levels were 8.2 (normal sea water) and by 2100 the projected pH is going to be 7.7 (nearly uninhabitable for all ocean life)
        
        The year 2100 and beyond will be detrimental if we don't curb our use of fossil fuels. Coral reefs will cease to exist and the only life found in our oceans will be the sparse algal mats.
- - - - MPA's (Marine Protected Areas) are being set into place where it's illegal to hunt, resulting in the food chain to prosper once again in hopes to save the chain in its entirety outside of the protected area.