CORAL REEF

A reef is a big group of rocks on the

Coral Bleaching
ocean floor, but did you know that a
coral reef is actually alive and
covered with very small animals
called corals? These animals glue
their tiny skeletons to rocks, so they
end up staying in the same place
their entire lives!

CORAL AND ALGIE

01. Healthy Coral DEPEND ON EACH
OTHER TO SURVIVE

CHANGE IN OCEAN
TEMPERATURE.
RUN OFF AND POLLUTION.
OVEREXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT.

CORAL
01. Causes BLEACHING 02. Stressed coral

When the coral gets

stressed it kicks out
the algae.

Coral is left bleached

03. Bleached Coral
and vulnerable