When asked about the shift in biodiversity of coral in the reef system from 2004 to 2007, a marine ecologist stated, “The shift in biodiversity really isn't too
surprising given that brain coral is a hardier species, whereas staghorn is much
more vulnerable to stressful environmental conditions. I believe staghorn will
continue to decline in percent coverage.”
Craft three separate sentences to support or refute this scientist's claim. Use the
following sentence expansion routine:
• Start with a short statement that you generate from the data.
• Expand that statement into three different sentences, using the conjunctions
because, but, and so.
• Each sentence should use available data to support or refute the scientist's claim.