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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.

Coral and Coral Reef - The Builders: Corals And Coralline Algae

Coral and Coral Reef - Biology Of Corals

Coral and Coral Reef - Coral Reef Distribution

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

Coral and Coral Reef - Major Controls: Crustal Subsidence And Sea Level Change

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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