Research outline option A

Research outline option A

Thesis: Although coral reefs have been around for 50 years, human activity is causing their disappearance because of tourism, fishing, and pollution.

1. Intro
2. Preview of coral reefs
   1. Types
      1. i.      Fringing reefs
         1. First stage of reef formation
         2. Grow up towards sea levels and out towards the ocean
   2. ii.      Barrier reefs second
      1. Second stage of reef formation
      2. Grow around sinking land
   3. iii.      Atoll
      1. Third stage of reef formation
3. Habitat for other animals
   1. i.      Home to more than 25 % of mammal life
   2. ii.      Home to more than 4000 species of fish
   3. iii.      Home to more than 35,000 to 60,000 different types of organisms
4. Growth
   1. i.      Grow in warm waters ranging from temp. 70-85 degrees
   2. Tourism
      1. Activities
         1. i.      Snorkeling
            1. People kick and pick up coral reefs which destroys the reef
   3. ii.      Site seeing
      1. Boats drop their anchors on reefs
5. Souvenir shops
   1. i.      Coral reef is removed from its habitat and sold in shops
   2. Fishing
      1. Dynamite/Blast fishing
         1. i.      Drop dynamite in water
         2. ii.      Stun and kill fish and reefs
6. Cyanide fishing
   1. i.      Squirt cyanide on reefs
   2. Pollution
      1. Land
         1. i.      Costal developments
            1. Building of developments on reefs
            2. Coral mining
            3. Land reclamation
            4. Shoreline filling

1. ii.      Sewage
   1. Oil spills, waste dumping, and other byproducts of humans
2. Air
   1. i.      CO2
      1. Dissolves coral skeleton
      2. Conclusion
         1. Review
         2. solutions

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