Coral and Coral Reef
The Builders: Corals And Coralline Algae, Biology Of Corals, Coral Reef Distribution, Environmental Setting And Requirements
Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems, supporting greater numbers of fish species and other organisms than any other marine ecosystem. Coral reefs are located in warm, shallow, tropical marine waters with enough light to stimulate the growth of the reef organisms. The primary reef-building organisms are invertebrate animals known as corals; corals secrete the bulk of the calcium carbonate (limestone) that makes up the inorganic reef structure, along with material deposited by coralline algae, mollusks, and sponges.
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- Coral and Coral Reef - Environmental Setting And Requirements
- Coral and Coral Reef - Coral Reef Development And Zonation
- Coral and Coral Reef - Coral Reef Morphology And Geology
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- Coral and Coral Reef - Ecology Of Coral Reefs
- Coral and Coral Reef - Coral-reef Organisms
- Coral and Coral Reef - Natural Threats To Coral Reefs
- Coral and Coral Reef - Humans And Coral Reefs
- Coral and Coral Reef - Coral Reefs In Decline
- Coral and Coral Reef - Hope For The Future: Coral Reef Management
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