Coral reefs are being severely affected by small pieces of plastic which result in an increase in global warming as well. The scientist was only able to record items of plastic more than 5 cm in length, so did not assess the impact of microplastics. Not taking in mind the other mutuelle toxins that live in the ocean that affect the coral reefs. Aside from coral reefs being considered a home to multiple creatures many humans also rely on them for food, coastal protection from storms and income from tourism. By constantly damaging coral reefs through plastic they are more damaged by being considered a resource for humans, slowly killing the population of coral reefs around the world. Therefore it is crucial to cut plastic pollution.
Coral reefs are not being taken in mind when it comes to the areas in which humans throw away plastic. Coral reefs support multiple ecosystems, ecosystems that are important to take care of in order to let mother nature work well and efficiently. By not taking in mind the server damage that humans are causing with elastic to coral reefs it’s causing a huge barrier for many ecosystems to function at their fullest potential. Eventually leading for coral reefs to slowly be extinct and cause unintentional harm to other ecosystems. This article made me feel frustrated with how ignorant wear being with the constant damage that coral reefs and many other organisms have to face now in days because of humans. They are the ones suffering the consequences.
The oblivious humans are unaware that an ecosystem involves them.