Goods and Services of Coral Reefs (e.i. Benefits)
Coral Reefs contain a level of biodiversity that is unmatchable (Biello, 2008).The extensive environments provide “goods” and “services” to society.
Coral Reefs produce the physical substances that reefs provide for humans, the “goods”, which can be renewable or nonrenewable. Additionally, they provide innumerable, more discreet services (Cancelmo, 2008, p. 98).The chart above contains many of the obvious services (food and fishing, tourism and recreation, medicine, and coastal protection), but they also include more discreet ecological services ("Coral Reef Overview," n.d.).
Coral Reefs contain a level of biodiversity that is unmatchable (Biello, 2008).The extensive environments provide “goods” and “services” to society.
Coral Reefs produce the physical substances that reefs provide for humans, the “goods”, which can be renewable or nonrenewable. Additionally, they provide innumerable, more discreet services (Cancelmo, 2008, p. 98).The chart above contains many of the obvious services (food and fishing, tourism and recreation, medicine, and coastal protection), but they also include more discreet ecological services ("Coral Reef Overview," n.d.).
