Good:
http://www.marinebiology.org/coralbleaching.htm
This article is a good example of rhetoric because it does not overwhelm you with technical words and statistics but still provides important information on what healthy coral needs to survive and examples of environmental issues that contribute to coral bleaching. This article also uses some images to emphasize its key points.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Xsb9Fnk_E&feature=related
This video from CNN focuses on the particular climate changes that are affecting the coral negatively. Since CNN is a large news source a lot of people would probably see this clip and learn something about coral bleaching.
Bad:
http://www.reefbase.org/global_database/default.aspx?section=t4®ion=&country=
While this website does bring up different environmental threats to coral it does not specifically describe how or why these threats work. It also gives a few characteristics of coral but is not specific at all. There is a whole skeletal and tissue system within the coral that is affected by bleaching and this article does not acknowledge this at all, it only discusses the difference in color.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VizvUYTK9f0&feature=related
This video does not present the best information because it only focuses on global warming causing the sea temperatures to rise while there are other environmental factors that are contributing to coral bleaching that are not addressed.
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The article from marinebiology was a good one. I thought the article did a good job of presenting information without giving to many stats about coral reefs.
ReplyDeleteThe marine biology is a good one, but it is 10 years old. I wonder if there is more recent information on the subject. CNN is an awesome source for video because everyone will give it credence because it is a reputable news source. Aren't youtube videos fun?! =)
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