Question

Chronic overfishing disrupts a coral reef ecosystem, making the reef more susceptible to bleaching and resulting in die-off events rather than recovering. In this example, the result of human impact is ________ of the coral reef.

Answer 1

Answer:

The missing word is Depletion.

 

Explanation:

Depletion of the coral reef can occur when the coral reef is overfished. Demand for fish is moving in the same direction with the rapidly escalating population growth rate.

One side effect of unsustainable, uncontrolled fishing is that certain species might become overfished and therefore go extinct.

This creates an ecological imbalance, which accelerates the Coral Reef's degradation.

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