Biodiversity of Coral Reefs

Biodiversity describes the variety of living things on Earth, in a particular place or in a particular ecosystem. It is essential to the survival of plants and animals but human activities have upset biodiversity and it is not under threat.
This book is part of an important new series for upper primary looking at the biodiversity of habitat types and ecosystems. It examines the threats and efforts to conserve biodiversity, and identifies biodiversity hotspots. Scientists estimate that up to 50 species become extinct every day, and human activities have sped up the natural rate of extinction by up to 1000 times.

Contents

What is biodiversity?
Why is biodiversity important?
Coral reefs of the world
Coral reef biodiversity
Coral reef ecosystems
Threats to coral reefs
Biodiversity threats
Coral reef conservation
Case study
What is the future for coral reefs?