What is Algal Reef
Algal reef has the nature of plants, formed by red algae, green algae and calcareous algae by cementation, calcification, and the deposition of calcium carbonate.

Recovery condition of Algal reef ecosystem

Plant reef growth rate is so slow that each year only grows 0.1 to 0.2 cm long. The United Evening News reporter Li Shu Ren (2007) mentioned:" Algal reefs only grow 0.1 cm a year, it will take million years to become the Taoyuan Tai Tam seaside spread to four kilometers algal reefs, but as soon as CPC construction backhoes excavated, there was nothing ... "In fact, as Endemic Species Research Institute Dr. Liu Jing Yu (2008) said," algal reefs have been destroyed, there was no way to restore. In order to reduce the harm to the existing algal reefs, maybe we can set up algal reefs sanctuary to prohibit the destruction.... "Therefore, algal reef restoration is very difficult; the only thing to do is making the greatest protection for Guanyin Township the remnant 1.4 km.