Coral Tilly
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Rainforests play a critical role in absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen for all animals. They stabilize the climate, house incredible biodiversity, and produce rainfall around the world. Coral reefs are similarly biologically diverse ecosystems in the ocean, supporting thousands of marine species and protecting coastlines. Both ecosystems are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth through their roles in climate regulation and provision of resources.
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Coral Tilly
- 1. They are both very important and both completely different worlds, Rainforest. Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is the role the Amazon and other rainforests around the world play in our everyday lives. While rainforests may seem like a distant concern, these ecosystems are critically important for our wellbeing. Rainforests are often called the lungs of the planet for their role in absorbing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and producing oxygen, upon which all animals depend for survival. Rainforests also stabilize climate, house incredible amounts of plants and wildlife, and produce nourishing rainfall all around the planet. The Coral Reef. Coral Reefs are among the most ancient of Earth's natural wonders. Because they are the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet--second only to the great rain forests of the world--coral reefs are aptly and often referred to as "rain forests of the sea." They are important to sustaining the life cycles of thousands of marine species, to providing protection to shorelines and inhabitants living near coastal waters, to the economic survival of coastal communities and to supporting human life through development of