Coral reefs are a marine ecosystem, comprised mainly of reef-building coral colonies. The development and maintenance of most coral reefs, specifically tropical coral reefs, are highly dependent on its relationship with red algae and symbiodinium (a family of dinoflagellates)....
Marine:In the Marine Biome, subcategories of Coastal, Coral Reefs, Deep Sea, Estuaries, and Intertidal are found. Coastal:Offers the majority of saltwater fish humans consume, though it is also the area most negatively affected by humans themselves.Pollution, agricultural run-off, and even over-...
A coral reef is an underwater structure comprised of coral colonies (i.e., groups of individual coral, a small marine invertebrate). Coral reefs can vary in size, with the largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, reaching approximately 344,400 square kilometers. It is so big that it ...
Sampling sites and their environmental and coral genotypic makeup.AIn situ images of the octocoral species in this study.BGeographic map displaying sampling locations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (BOEM bathymetry). The mean depth of all samples from a site is reported next to each site name ...
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Ocean Warming Has Severe Consequences for Coral Reefs Rapid heating creates a huge problem for some of the world's hugest ecosystems. And one main effect is one you may have heard of: coral bleaching. Coral bleaching happens when the delicate balance between coral and the microbes that support...
(Fig.5) with tropical moist broadleaf forests the most studied with more than 400 articles documented. Other relatively well-studied terrestrial biomes include tropical grasslands and savannas and montane grasslands. In marine biomes, tropical coral reefs were the most studied (n = 100). Relatively...
Whale sharks have streamlined bodies, flattened heads, large gills and a wide mouth near the front of the snout. Their skin ranges between gray and brown and features white spots and pale stripes in checkerboard-like pattern. Their stomachs are white. Their two dorsal fins are located near the...
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