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There are many bad and illegal practices but removing bits of coral and collecting shells as mementos are a couple of illegal things visitors tend to do.

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How are humans effecting the coral reef?

they effecting the coral they effecting the coral


What is the closest coral reef to the UK?

The closest coral reef to the UK is the Lophelia pertusa reef in the North Sea, specifically in the Norwegian waters off the coast of Scotland. This cold-water coral reef is one of the northernmost reefs in the world.


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.


What is the smallest coral reef in the world?

The smallest coral reef in the world is likely to be a fringing reef or patch reef that covers only a few hundred square meters. These small reefs can be found in various locations worldwide and provide important habitat for marine life in shallow waters.


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!

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Legal or illegal to take coral from the Great Barrier Reef?

Illegal The Great barrier reef is protected


How did the war at sea happen?

it will becomes polluted and destroy the coral reef


What happen is coral reef was destroy?

the fish will have no live and we have no beautiful coral reefs under the water or at the sea


What is often responsible for coral reef destruction?

Water pollution is one of the major things that destroys coral reef. When I went snorkeling in the Bahamas, we weren't allowed to wear any kind of sunblock, suntan lotion, etc. into the water, because even that can destroy coral reef.


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.


What type of site is the Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.


What will happen when coral reef are destroy?

no one will control carbon dioxide in the ocean,and the fishes will became homeless


Does it rain 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


What is coral reef?

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals


What is a coral reef?

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals


How is a coral reef built?

A CORAL REEF is built by cnidarians.


Is a coral reef a habitat?

Yes, a coral reef is a habitat.