Care
only about our human own good, leaving coral species to sink or swim?
The coral is the most precious
treasure in the ocean. Nevertheless, nowadays, much of the coral faces the
biggest challenge it has ever met---“the coral bleaching”.
A senior student,劉冠亮, who now studies at
the department of earth science master program specialized in the coral before.
“Many polyps form the coral,” he
said.〝And the polyps will
secrete the secretion to form hard skeletons. This is how the coral becomes.〞劉first talked about the
structure of the coral. He later interpreted the definition of the coral
bleaching. “A phenomenon that polyps cannot bear the living situation anymore,
so they leave the skeletons is called the coral bleaching.”
According
to 劉,because the coral is really “delicate”, only some specific and stable
environment can the coral survives and almost “any kind of” pollution can
affect its living environment, such as oil leak, the “sunscreen” and the global
warming. “I
would not suggest that the sunscreen is the principal reason the coral is
collapsing, but every reason is associated.”劉
noted.
He
issued the following perspective while hearing there are some different
opinions about this news between Taiwanese experts and American. “It’s all about the
“publication”. The science publication can change rapidly and continuously.
Thus, there is unnecessary to discuss who is correct and who is wrong, ”劉continued. “The
publication has no certain authority, it is just a form.”
“Almost anything will cause mortality in high
enough doses. So, it is no doubt that the increasing doses of metallic oxide may
fasten the death of the coral!” He later concluded the interview with this
viewpoint.
Sources:“Travellers’
impact on coral reefs !” Lori Robertson. Retrieved March,11, 2013.
