Coral reefs do far more than provide food and beauty beneath the waves—they act as natural barriers, protecting coastlines from the destructive force of tropical storms by reducing wave energy and height.
In this fascinating video, discover how USGS researchers are using cutting-edge technology to study the critical role coral reefs play in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems and safeguarding coastal communities. Explore how science and conservation come together to protect one of the planet’s most vital natural defenses.
About the Author
Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show.
As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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