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To survive, coral reefs need algae, sunlight, clear clean water, warm temperatures, and saltwater. The sunlight helps the algae grow. Coral is sensitive to dirty, cold, and polluted waters and function best when the water is clean and warm.
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∙ 14y ago# Sea animals # like fish # plants # Sea animals # like fish # plants
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∙ 13y agoThey are same like all other living things but they eat tiny dirty things in the water.
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∙ 13y agoCoral Reefs need carbon dioxide and sunlight to grow. As well as the ocean water, of course!
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∙ 14y agoalgae growing off of it supplies it with stuff to live and the algae gets help too:)
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∙ 14y agothe coral reefs need fishes to survive. the fishes help the coral reefs survive and the fishes get a home
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∙ 10y agothe water must be the right temperature and sunlight must pass through the water to provide energy for the ecosystem.
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∙ 13y agoall coral reefs need salt to live.
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Do coral reefs grow well in high levels of oxygen?
yes, coral reefs do grow well in high levels of oxygen.
Why do you need coral reefs?
Coral reefs are a diverse habitat for marine life.
How long can coral reefs grow?
10days
What are coral reefs that grow in shallow water and border the coast?
fringing reefs
Coral reefs are located in warm oceans?
Correct, they need the warm waters of the tropics to grow successfully.
Do coral reefs grow in water with low nutrients?
no they dont
Why should you care about coral reefs?
you need to care for coral reefs because all kinds of animals live in the reefs and if the touch them you will get shocked. It takes along time to grow them back. If you go and see the coral reef it is so color full, green, red, blue, yellow. there apart of our wild life in the water.
What kind of soil does coral need to grow?
The coral reefs are mostly able to grow in clay like material that keeps the coral stable. They just need sand for certain corals and other grow on solid rock surfaces. It just depends if the coral is a Small polyp stoney corals or a large polyp stony or some other kind of soft coral.
Where is it impossible for coral reefs to grow?
Most of the reef building corals and animals on a reef are dependant on high amounts of sunlight; thus coral reefs are restricted to the tropics where sunlight is abundant. There are deep water sponge reefs in temperate and artic regions, but they are much different from coral reefs.
What structures do coral colonies produce?
Coral Reefs
Why are there coral reefs in the Arctic Ocean?
The Arctic Ocean is too cold for coral reefs.The coral reefs cannot grow under cold conditions. They can only grow in waters between the arctic circle and the equator. They must grow under neutral tepurature water. Even if they are too hot they can't grow.
Why are there no coral reefs in the Arctic Ocean?
The Arctic Ocean is too cold for coral reefs.The coral reefs cannot grow under cold conditions. They can only grow in waters between the arctic circle and the equator. They must grow under neutral tepurature water. Even if they are too hot they can't grow.
