Refer to the Newsela article "Climate Change in Hawaii and U. S. Tropical Islands." How does the article make a connection between coral reefs and Caribbean forests?
The effects of coral reef destruction cause an increase in mangrove forests on
the coast.
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Sea level rise affects the coral reefs and tidal marshes and swamps, but
Caribbean forests are not affected
Sea level rise is altering coral reefs and causing forests in the Caribbean to
retreat from the coastlines
Marine life in the coral reefs is declining while animals in the Caribbean
forests are only minimally affected.
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