Taoyuan Guanxin Algal Reefs Ecosystem Wildlife Refuge

Taoyuan Guanxin Algal Reefs Ecosystem Wildlife Refuge (traditional, simplified, pinyin: Táoyuán Guān Xīn Zǎo Jiāo Shēngtài Xì Yěshēng Dòngwù Bǎohù Qū) is a wildlife sanctuary in Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Taoyuan Guanxin Algae Reef Ecosystem Wildlife Refuge is an algal reef terrain that belongs to the southernmost block of algal reefs that is rare in the world. The Taoyuan algae reef is a biological reef built by the deposition of calcium carbonate through calcification in the body, with unsegmented or shell-like coralline algae as the main reef-building organisms. Taoyuan once had 27 km (17 mi) of algal reef coast. Due to the impact of industrial pollution and land reclamation in the north, only about 7 km (4.3 mi) of relatively healthy algal reef areas remain in the south. From north to south, they include: White Jade Algae Reef and Tai Tam Algae Reef and Guanxin Algae Reef.

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