Coral Reef Animals Coral reef animals are the most conspicuous component of coral reef life, occurring in truly astounding numbers and variety throughout the reef ecosystem. Unlike terrestrial forests and prair
We can see different marine animals in a coral reef. These marine animals have adjusted their way of living and have adapted in order to survive. Each of these ways of survival differs between species.Answer and Explanation: Each living organism on earth has a different way of adapting to it...
Although more than 500 species of reef fish occur in the Gulf of Oman, fewer than 60 species are found in the thermally extreme Persian/Arabian Gulf. This disparity persists despite a close proximity (i.e. less than 300 km), a direct connection, and a gradual transition in thermal maxim...
The sterol constituents of both coral and non-coral-reef animals (mollusks, coelenterates, echinoderms) have been investigated, and determined by gas-liquid chromatography and spectral analyses. All coral-reef animals examined contained larger amounts of C 28 -sterols, such as 24-methylcholesterol...
Because of their intimate relationship with zooxanthellae, reef-building corals respond to the environment like plants. Because their algal cells need light for photosynthesis, reef corals require clear water. For this reason they are generally found only in waters with small amounts of suspended ...
Trophic interactions have led to an endless array of predatory and defensive adaptations. Scorpion fish and frog fish have adapted camouflage to blend in with the surrounding reef (Figure 10). Sessile organisms, such as sponges, produce chemical compounds that deter predation (Pawliket al. 1995)....
Coralreefsarehometomorethan25%ofallseaanimals.About850millionpeopledependonthemforfoodandliving.But70%-90%oftheworld'scoralreefsmaydisappearbytheyearof2050duetooceanwarmingandpollution.TheAllenCoralAtlas(ACA),thefirstreal-timeglobalcoralreefsmap,hasbeenrecentlycreatedtohelptumthesituationaround.Themapisnamed...
The reef structure provides a home for thousands of other forms of ocean life.Some of these are tiny plants and animals that grow and live inside the reefs.Others are bigger sea animals that come to find food and shelter(掩蔽处).Together, all these plants and animals form an ecosystem(生态...
(Burns and Ilan2003). However, many reef fishes have strong jaws and pharyngeal teeth, capable of grinding the limestone skeletons of hard corals and molluscan shells, so siliceous spicules and spongin should not be problematic (Pawlik2011). Yet, the morphological adaptations of fishes that allow...
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