13.8 Analyzing The Science

The data in the following table comes from a recent assessment of coral reefs (Reefs at Risk Revisited) prepared by the World Resources Institute.

INTERPRETATION

Question 13.11

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Question 13.12

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Question 13.13

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ADVANCE YOUR THINKING

Question 13.14

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Question 13.15

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Question 13.16

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Integrated threat to coral reefs by region

Region Reef area (sq km) Reef area as percent of global Coastal population (within 30 km of reef), 2000 % of reefs threatened Reef area in MPAs (%)
        Local threats Severe thermal stress (1998–2007)  
Atlantic 25849 10 42541 75 56 30
Australia 42315 17 3509 14 33 75
Indian Ocean 31543 13 65152 66 50 19
Middle East 14399 6 19041 65 36 12
Pacific 65972 26 7487 48 41 13
Southeast Asia 69637 28 138156 94 27 17
Global 249713 100 275886 61 38 27