Corals
I have an interest in the microscopic - things you cannot see with the naked eye and also organisms that are integral to life on Earth.
Blue coral despite being common in some areas and having a large range, has been given the conservation status of a vulnerable species by the IUCN. Its population is unknown but it is believed to be decreasing in line with the global destruction of coral reefs. it is threatened by aquarium harvesting, bleaching, habitat destruction, the acidification of oceans, and climate change.
However, Blue coral has also shown a particular resistance to thermal changes in their environments and it has actually grown more in warmer temperatures.
It is found in the eastern and western Indian Ocean, and the eastern central, western central, northwestern, and southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Its range includes the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.
Blue coral despite being common in some areas and having a large range, has been given the conservation status of a vulnerable species by the IUCN. Its population is unknown but it is believed to be decreasing in line with the global destruction of coral reefs. it is threatened by aquarium harvesting, bleaching, habitat destruction, the acidification of oceans, and climate change.
However, Blue coral has also shown a particular resistance to thermal changes in their environments and it has actually grown more in warmer temperatures.
It is found in the eastern and western Indian Ocean, and the eastern central, western central, northwestern, and southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Its range includes the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.