https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf Mrs.Bennet en-us 2019-09-11 15:37:46 UTC 2026-01-20 18:53:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f600.png 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382794733 Coral Reef locations]]> 2019-09-11 15:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382794733 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382796025 Coral Reefs favor temperatures between 70- 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Coral reefs need sunlight since individual polyps, which contribute to the growth of corals, contain symbiotic algae]]> 2019-09-11 15:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382796025 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382798709 Reefs are hard-as-stone structures that have been built up over many thousands of years by tiny organisms called corals leaving behind their skeletal remains. Typically, corals will invade the seas around a sheltered volcanic island, taking root on the fresh rock below the surface. They are usually found at a depth around 150 feet. ]]> 2019-09-11 15:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382798709 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382803194 Coral Reefs don´t have soil, but there will be a lot of loose carbonate mud from the breakup of coral and other shell debris, and from the grazing of parrotfish and the like. ]]> 2019-09-11 15:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382803194 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382804913 Plant plankton, called phytoplankton, algae and seagrasses are the only type of flora in coral reefs]]> 2019-09-11 15:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382804913 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382809458 The coral provides shelter for many animals in this complex habitat, including sponges, nudibranchs, fish (like Blacktip Reef Sharks, groupers, clown fish, eels, parrotfish, snapper, and scorpion fish), jellyfish, anemones, sea stars]]> 2019-09-11 16:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382809458 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382811045 2019-09-11 16:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382811045 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382812036 Coral reef ecosystems support a variety of human needs. They are important for subsistence, fisheries, tourism, shoreline protection, and yield compounds that are important in the development of new medicines.]]> 2019-09-11 16:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382812036 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382812885 Coral reefs may only cover less than 1% of the ocean seabed, but they are home to 25% of aquatic organisms. ]]> 2019-09-11 16:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382812885 20doddsc https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382816744 Coral reefs are also being degraded by many other factors. The list of problems can seem endless: overfishing, fishing using cyanide and dynamite, pollution from sewage and agriculture, massive outbreaks of predatory starfish, invasive species, and sedimentation from poor land use practices.]]> 2019-09-11 16:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20doddsc/9j9hpd2nf1mf/wish/382816744