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When coral polyps die, their exoskeletons are left for new polyps to build upon. Over long periods of time this process creates reefs.
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What do you call a person who studies coral?
The person that studies coral reefs is called a coral reef biologist. This type of scientist spends time underwater to study the status of coral reefs and also looks into the effects of other factors to the preservation of coral reefs.
Does a red snapper live in a coral reef?
yes. most snappers do live in coral reefs. Does anyone know why snappers live in coral reefs?
Why are Coral reefs are usually found near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Because the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is on the equator; which is rich in zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae is required by coral reefs to carry out photosynthesis. Coral reefs can also be found elsewhere, but the healthiest coral reefs are on the equator.
Does coral reefs have high and low tides?
Tides are a world wide ocean and sea thing. As all coral reefs I have heard of are in the oceans and seas, Yes all coral reefs have normal tidal action.
What was the first invertebrate?
Trilobites. They are an extinct form of marine life. They lived on the sandy ocean floors and in coral reefs.
Who is causing the coral reefs to die?
Some diseases carried by humans can infect coral reefs and scientists have just recently discovered that a form of the herpes virus is killing coral reefs.
How do coral reefs form what makes them vulnerable to environmental stress?
Coral reefs begin to form when free-swimming coral larvae attach to submerged rocks. Both natural conditions and those created by man is what make coral reefs vulnerable to environmental stress.
What form coral reefs?
Coral polyps create the large hard structures known as coral reefs. The coral grows due to the build up of calcium carbonate that the corals secret.
Is coral only found in coral reefs?
Coral makes up coral reefs. Coral by definition are microscopic animals with an outer skeleton of calcium carbonate that form colonies and are responsible for reef building.
Do coral reefs form when the calcite skeletons of coral build upon each other.?
no
What structures do coral colonies produce?
Coral Reefs
Are dolphins in the coral reefs?
no dolphins are not in coral reefs.
What color algae help to form coral reefs?
red
Where do atoll Reefs grow?
Atoll reefs usually only form where stony coral growth is quite rapid. They are far more common in pacific reefs than atlantic. However, an atoll is simply a coral reef that encloses a lagoon, and technically they could form anywhere where reefs form.
What coral reef is in California?
There are no coral reefs IN California
Is it true Coral reefs form when the calcite skeletons of coral build upon each other?
True .
Where does the name coral reef come from?
The reason they are called Coral Reef is because there are lots of coral in those locations, and they are also called coral reefs or reefs of coral reefs of coral too.
