Nasa “degraded state” na ang corals at cays sa Pag-asa Island na bahagi ng South China Sea. ‘Yan ang ibinahagi ni Dr. Jonathan Anticamara ng UP Institute of Biology sa Saturday News Forum noong May 4. Sa ginawa nilang survey doon, naobserbahan nila ang malaking kabawasan sa iba’t ibang uri ng corals at isda rito.
Gaano kahalaga ang coral reefs sa South China Sea at ano ang mga dahilan ng pagkasira nito? Panoorin ang video:
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UP Institute of Biology study on corals in Sandy Cay
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Destruction of Coral Reef in West Philippine Sea
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Photos used in the video
- Nikswieweg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
