THE CORAL REEF

NAMES FOR THE CORAL REEF

• Bioherms
• Coral bank
• Lithoherms

CORAL REEFS

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CORAL REEF

• Rocky mounds
• Ridges formed in the sea.
• They provide food.
• Homes for fish, animals, and plants.
• Their climate is warm tropical waters.

ANIMALS

• Fish- They have food and a protected home.
• Sea snakes- Most of the time they go for food, sometimes for shelter.
• Sea turtles- They rest on the reefs and feed.
• Dugongs- They stop in and rest and also feed.
• Dolphins- They come by and eat.

PLANTS

• Sea lettuce
• Zooxathella
• Algae
• Seagrasses
• Halimedia
• These plants adapt, because they provide food and shelter

BIODIVERSITY

• Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity
• It provides protection over water sources
• It stores nutrition, and recycling

BIODIVERSITY

• Biodiversity is being reduced from over hunting
• It's being reduced from population affects
• It's being reduced by climate change