STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORTON CORAL REEFS (CASE STUDY-CHABAHAR BAY)

Coral reefs with an area of 284,300 square kilometers form the second richest habitats in theworld, after tropical forests [1]. The great importance of coral reefs are due to their role incontrolling the amount of carbon dioxide in oceans which has a huge impact on the entire livingorganisms. According to the UN Environment Program, each square kilometer of these habitatsworth from $100,000 to $600,000. However, only $775 a year is spent on theirconservation [2]

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Numerical Model ، Mike 21/3 ، Coral Reef ، Suspended Sediment ، Chabahar Bay