Threats

Threats to Corals and Coral Reefs

Natural Threats

Tropical Cyclones (Ankita Anekal and Katherine Andersen)

Earthquakes and Tsunamis (Natalie Curnes and Shelby Schulman and Natalie Burke)

Human-induced Threats (some of these may be both natural and human-induced)

Bleaching (Lydia Neal and Amanda Gaffey)

Disease (Maite Ghazaleh and Kathyn Cobleigh)

Pollution

Overfishing (Alexandra Snedeker and Danielle Doucette)

Physical Damage

Sediment Overload (ex. from deforestation)

Invasive Species (Andrew Ireland and Kristen Taulbee)

Long-range Transport of Dust and Other Pollutants (ex. African dust or wildfire emissions)

The Coral Trade (jewelry, aquariums, etc.) (Chelsea Krivanek and Kristina Hsieh)

Coral Mining (Larisa Bennett and Claire Johnson)