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THE BIOTIC - are living components of an ecosystems THE ABIOTIC-are non living components of an ecosystems Ecosystems a specific place where biotic or living components depends on abiotic or non living components CORAL REEFS BIOTIC-oyster,sea grasses,shellfishes,clownfishes,starfishes CORAL REEFS ABIOTIC -rock,minerals,amount of sunlight reaching the coral reef ,water reference: living things and the environment EXPLORING AND PROTECTING OUR WORLD 6
Abiotic features <center> </center> The coral reef is usually found in areas that have similar Abiotic features. This is because the algae and other photosynthetic organisms depend on its surroundings to photosynthesize. · Salinity 30-40 parts per thousand · Areas of strong wave action · Prefer ocean temperature to be 68 to 82 degree · There needs to be precipitation of calcium from the water to Minecraft rocks
water and salinity
A coral reef
Warm, shallow water
sunlight and the right temperature
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.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
in the coral reef in the coral reef
It does not rain in a coral reef because the wind near the coral reef is dry and has no moisture
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals