Coral reefs do not only grow in colder waters. The world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, extends through the sub-tropical and tropical waters off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Coral growth is often limited to shallow water because...
1. Shallow water is more warm than deeper waters, allowing faster coral growth.
2. Plankton and other small orginisms that corals feeds on are more plentiful in the sunlit shallows of water.
Coral does not only grow in shallow ocean. There is a colony of deep-sea coral that grows on the ocean floor. It has lost all of it's pigment, turning it pale cream. This coral feeds and reproduces like many species of shallow water coral.
coral cannot breathe in deep water it needs to be able to get to air some of the time
crustaceons form coral reefs and they grow in shallow water.
Correct, they need the warm waters of the tropics to grow successfully.
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.
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.
Most coral reefs are in the more shallow water. Though there are some in the deep water also. It depends on the types of corals being grown how deep they will grow.
yes, coral reefs do grow well in high levels of oxygen.
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fringing reefs
It's called coral reef. Coral reefs are made up of secretions of corals called calcium carbonate. The story corals cluster in groups of polyps, which belong to the Cnidaria group, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Coral reefs grow in warm and clear shallow active waters in sunny locations. Coral reefs are often called the "rain forests of the sea.
It's called coral reef. Coral reefs are made up of secretions of corals called calcium carbonate. The story corals cluster in groups of polyps, which belong to the Cnidaria group, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Coral reefs grow in warm and clear shallow active waters in sunny locations. Coral reefs are often called the "rain forests of the sea.
no they dont
The agitation clears away sediment, which can block the light that is required for the photosynethic algae to grow on coral reefs. The removal of sedimentation also enables them to properly respirate, otherwise the tiny coral polyps could suffocate. The water where coral reef's flourish also lack many nutrients, which is why it is clear. The waves (agitation) help deliver nutrients to animals, like sponges, that have a symbiotic relationship with the coral reef.
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.