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provides home for zooxanthellae
provides nitrates and phospahates
gives off C02 for photosynthesis |
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produse carbohydrates for corals
produces aragonite for skeleton building |
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| DOM ( disolved Organic matter) |
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excreted as waste
broken down by bacteria before being absorbed |
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| Requirements for reef formation |
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high levels of light for photosynthesis
high water transparency
water temp 23 to 26 Celsius
3.5 % salt
strong water flow need for oxygen, food waste, reproduction |
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| move to create a colony in new locations |
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| develop into coral polyps and bud into new colonies |
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| solitary corals, form small colonies |
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| solitary corals, form small colonies |
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grow when calcium sediments are deposited in spaces between coral
encrusting algae glues sediments together and creates new live rock |
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| exhibit limited range in growth patterns |
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| build reed by extracting calcium from ocean water |
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| consomenism>industrilization>industrial pollution>coral reef devestation |
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first producers>secondary producers
> third consumers>quatiorateral consumers |
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