Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hello,
I am currently trying to conduct a science project regarding coral and the environment. Since coral is known to be such a fragile organism that is very important to marine life, I would like to try to find a way to somehow protect the coral from external changes or perhaps cleanse the water of foreign contaminants. I plan to use a specific type of coral and have controlled environments for the coral. I would like to know if this project is feasible for someone in 11th grade. Any information about coral and its defense mechanisms for environmental change will also be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi Kristin,
This is a really interesting idea!! I did a quick google search on coral and environmental changes and this is what I found:
http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=258
http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentID=4709
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/coral_disease/cdhc.shtml
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... cleid=2955
Hope this helps, best of luck with your project!