Biologi Sahabat

CORAL REEF DAMAGE IN INDONESIA An essay written by Ari Sofiyanti, Alvi Jauharotus S., Sayyidatul Humairo Do you still believe that coral reef is a flower? Actually, coral reef is an animal that make a symbiosis with an algae called Zooxanthellae. Indonesian marine has high biodiversity of coral reef and it is belonging to coral triangle area. Raja Ampat is the center of coral reef world diversity with 553 species of 798 species in the world. However, recently coral reef condition is seriously damage. Research by LIPI, the worst damage take place in eastern Indonesia with 4,64% categorized as in the best condition; 21,45% categorized as good condition; 33,62 % in bad condition; and 40,29 % categorized as the worst condition. The high percentage of coral reef damage caused by several factors. Four causes of coral reef damage in Indonesia are water pollution, rising water temperature, ocean acidification and careless tourist. The first cause of coral reef damage is water