Coral Facts & Figures Flashcards
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7326332839 | Percent of world's reefs that are threatened | 75% | 0 | |
7326334774 | Percent of marine life that depends on reefs | 25% | 1 | |
7326336303 | Number of people that depend on coral reefs for food and income | 275 million | 2 | |
7326341847 | Number of countries that have coral reefs | 109 countries | 3 | |
7326345054 | Percent of world's coral reefs that have already been lost | 27% | 4 | |
7326347543 | Economic value that coral reefs provide | $375 billion in goods and services | 5 | |
7326356988 | Percent of the world's surface that coral reefs cover | 0.1% | 6 | |
7326359428 | Estimated number of species living in and around coral reefs | 1 to 8 million | 7 | |
7326361774 | Number of zooxanthallate reef-building coral species | 875 | 8 | |
7326366849 | Number of countries in which people have significantly damaged or destroyed reefs | 93 | 9 | |
7326370187 | World's most economically valuable natural asset | Coral reefs | 10 |