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Part I Section 5.  Invertebrate marine animal  A polyp that begins to form an exoskeleton ◦ CO 2 & Ca in the water to make calcium carbonate (CaCO 3.

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1 Part I Section 5

2  Invertebrate marine animal  A polyp that begins to form an exoskeleton ◦ CO 2 & Ca in the water to make calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) aka limestone  Sessile – immobile  Form colonies

3 Coral atolls  1 st proposed by Charles Darwin ◦ HMS Beagle (Nov 1835 – Apr 1836)  Supported and modified by 2 geologists ◦ James Daly ◦ Reginald Dana

4 1. Oceanic volcano emerges from sea surface and forms an island ◦ Colonized by reef-building corals

5 2. Growth of corals forms a fringing reef around the island ◦ Fringing reef – coral structure attached to the mainland or continental islands  Island begins to sink slowly  Coral growth continues

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7 3. Island continues to sink  Barrier reef forms with lagoon around reef and island ◦ Barrier reef - reef separated from a mainland or island shore by a deep channel or lagoon

8 4. Island eventually disappears below sea surface  Atoll - consists of a ring of small islands  Shallow lagoon in center

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10 Fringing reef can take 10,000 years to form Atolls up to 30 my Coral – tan and purple

11  Data from deep drilling on coral atolls ◦ Bikini Atoll (Pacific Ocean) ◦ As depth of corals increased, age of corals also increased ◦ Fossil corals dated 50 myo and found 1200 m deep  Grown on underlying volcanic rock ◦ Shallow corals found at deep depths!

12  Darwin (1842) produced 1 st map of distribution of corals  3 main types: ◦ Fringing barrier reefs, barrier reefs, atolls

13  Conditions required: ◦ Temperature range =16 ⁰C – 35 ⁰C  Optimum range = 23 ⁰C - 25 ⁰C ◦ Water clarity  Clear water (less turbid) without silt  Silt reduces light penetration which inhibits photosynthesis of symbiotic zooxanthellae in coral tissues (90% nutrients provided)  Depth – rapid growth occurs within 20 m from surface ◦ Salinity ◦ Substrate – surface on which plant/animals live  Basaltic rocks of seamounts

14  http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=yout u.be&v=35ilnGM9EnU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatc h%3Fv%3D35ilnGM9EnU%26feature%3Dyoutu. be http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=yout u.be&v=35ilnGM9EnU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatc h%3Fv%3D35ilnGM9EnU%26feature%3Dyoutu. be

15 What’s going on here?

16  Shoreline protection from erosion - ◦ Dissipates/absorbs energy of waves  Benefits include protection of ◦ Coastal properties ◦ Ecosystems ◦ Costs to provide breakwaters – constructed structures for protection from erosion ◦ Anchorage of boats

17  Coral Gardens Fiji (Pacific Ocean) Coral Gardens Fiji (Pacific Ocean)  Egypt (Red Sea) Egypt (Red Sea)  Baja Baja

18  Due Friday!  Read Marine Biology book pages 10-1 ◦ Answer question 1 AND write bolded words with definitions! ◦ Dropbox it in complete sentence(s)  Your NEW Oceanography textbooks are in!!!!!


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