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What is the smallest coral reef in the world?
There is no smallest coral reef
What climate does coral reef have?
Coral reef are small marine animals that live and grow in warm tropical waters. The largest reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. So, the climate is the warm tropical waters of the world.
How are humans effecting the coral reef?
they effecting the coral they effecting the coral
Scientific name for coral reef?
Here are some of the names of some types of corals purple squirter, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, atoll reefs. If you like coral reefs, check out our website destructionofcoralreefs.weebly.com What is happening to our corals? Find out!
What is the difference between coral reef and reef?
A coral reef is a community of organisms that exist in shallower ocean depths. The key component is coral, which often forms the foundation of the reef ecosystem. Coral species may either be photosynthetic or non-photosynthetic, however, the foundational species as well as the predominant majority are often photosynthetic. Most people define a 'reef' as a 'coral reef', but there are however manmade reefs, often called artificial reefs. These reefs are usually made from scrap material such as bridge rubble, or sunken ships. I would also call underwater rock formations that are often inhabited by various marine species a type of reef as well.
How much does a coral reef grow in a year?
They grow as much as 4.5 cm year. But colonies of coral grow as much as 10 cm a year
Skeletons of living coral grow together to form a structure called a?
called hermatypic coral.
How do stony coral build coral reefs?
When coral animals die their skeletons remain. More corals build on top of them, gradually forming a coral reef
What are the difference of corals and coral reefs?
A coral reef is a colony of corals. A coral reef can be formed on rock rubble, but old established coral reefs are actually structured out of dead coral. This is one of the reasons it takes so long for a reef to form. Some corals may life for tens or even hundreds of years before they die and allow another coral to grow on top of their skeleton. There are many types of coral reefs, but the real difference is that coral is what makes up a coral reef.
What is the worlds smallest coral reef?
Ther is no smallest coral reef as coral is growing every day it's only then when a patch of coral grow together that it is a coral reef, but once a reef becomes bigger and then others notice it then is not stated on any map
How much does it rain in the coral reef?
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ft.
What does a coral reef do?
A coral reef is a plant in the ocean that can produce food for animals.It also can be a home.Even clownfish live in coral reefs.Ever seen the move "Finding Nemo"?Well Nemo and his dad live in a coral reef!
What are facts about the coral reef biome?
The take hundreds of years to develop into a huge reef.
How much does the coral reef cost?
they dont
Is the great coral reef the same as the Great Barrier Reef?
No. A coral reef is just a reef made out of coral. There are many other kinds of reefs. A coral reef is just one kind. The Great Barrier Reef is a specific coral reef. There are many other coral reefs in the world.
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 plants grow in the Great Barrier Reef?
Sea grass, enamonei,and coral
