Coral Reefs are one of the world’s most beautiful habitats. They are often called the “rainforests of the ocean,” because they support a diversity of life. They are massive underwater structures formed by the limestone skeletons of tiny invertebrate animals. These beautiful underwater structures are the largest and most diverse biological structures on earth. Coral are very important in controlling how much carbon dioxide is in the ocean water. The earlier pages have told that how the coral polyp turns carbon dioxide in the water would rise dramatically and that would affect all living things on Earth.
Aside from that coral reefs are also uses as medicine. A product produced by the coral called hydroxyapatite, can act as a bone graft to facilitate the regrowth of bone. Studies shows that coral calcium, extracted from coral reefs can cure Cancer, Diabetes, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Eczema, Alzheimer's Disease, Fibromyalgia, High Cholesterol, Muscle Cramps, Kidney Stones, Gallstones, Gout, Indigestion, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Hiatal Hernia, Hypertension, Headaches and many more
Coral reefs are some of the most useful resources on the planet. We count on them for many things and they will play a major role in the future of mankind. The same that is happening to rain forests is happening to coral reefs: Depletion. It must be stopped or else future generations will never see these “rainforests of the ocean”.
Mangrove forests are among the most productive terrestrial eco systems and play a significant role in the environment. Mangrove ecosystem act as a Buffer Zone between the land and sea. Mangroves are also a source of a vast range of wood and non-wood forest products including timber, fuelwood, charcoal, fodder, honey, pulp, tannin, medicine and thatch. It also purifies the water by absorbing impurities and harmful heavy metals and helps us to breathe a clean air by absorbing pollutants in the air. Experts also now say that if the mangroves had not been cut down there would have been many less causalities during tsunami.
