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With out the reef a lot of needy animals will die of starvation.
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThere are a great many species of fish that depend upon coral reefs as their habitat, so if you lose the coral you are losing lots of other species as well.
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What does a coral reef need?
Corals cannot flourish with opaque water. With this, they need clear water for them to get sunlight to do well. They also need warm temperature specially the reef-building corals.
How corals distracted?
dose Worms need air
Corals are found in shallow water because they need access to?
sunlight
Why soft corals live in deeper water than hard corals?
soft corals live deeper water than hard corals because soft corals do not create a hard outer skeleton as the hard corals do.
Are corals plants or fish?
Corals are plants.
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Why do corals need salt water?
Because they need a certain balance between water and salt in order to survive.
Differences between hermatypic and ahermatypic corals?
Hermatypic corals contain zooxanthellae (a symbiotic algae), whereas ahermatypic corals do not. It is like saying that hermatypic corals are photosynthetic, where ahermatypic corals are non photosynthetic.
Can sea corals be eaten by humans?
No, corals are not edible.
Do corals have exoskeleton?
Yes, corals are composed of an exoskeleton
What is the effect of dynamite fishing and muro ami on the productivity of corals?
dynamite fishing and muro ami can destroy corals so if there are less corals, less corals will be produced.
What can we do to help protect your corals reef?
patrol the sea to make sure tourists are not standing on them or taking parts of them because the coral will die after a few years if they did
