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Coasts - Coggle Diagram
Coasts
Reefs
Services
Supporting
Most biologically rich ecosyatems
Home to 25% of known marine fish
Many rare species
Seahorses
Rival rainforests in terms of biodiversity
0.18% of marine enviro
Regulating
Protect adjacent shorelines
Self-repairing breakwaters
Important incase of sealevels rising
Global warming
Grow with rising sea levels
Provisioning
Supply basic food needs to many local communities
190 countries have reef systems
80% of these clasified as less economically developed countries
Huge variety of fish
Native methods
Spears
Traps
Commercial fishing
20% of protein from marine enviros
25% from reefs
Medicine
New treatments
Possible cancer
Bone graphs
Cultral
Global aquarium trade
2000, 20mil seahorses
Decorative objects
Shells
Black corals