Coral Reefs By Touqa Picture Bibliography: 08/03/reef625x416600x399.jpg

Where is the Coral Reefs located? Picture: Coral Reefs are located around the globe in warm waters and they are mostly located in Australia, Mexico, Egypt and many many more places. information bibliography

Coral Reef Animals  There are lots of animals in the coral reef and some of them are  Dwarf Minke Whales  Dugongs  Sea Snakes  Sea turtles  Humpback whales  I will be telling you on how they adapt in the Coral Reefs.

Dwarf Minke Whales and normal whales  Have blow holes on the top if there body so they can breath  They have a fat layer of skin called blubber which helps them stay warm  Bubble netting- to help them catch more fish  Something extraordinary is that they can store oxygen in there muscles so they can stay underwater for a long period of time Info: Picture:

Dugongs  Dugongs have similar adaptations to whales but they can’t keep breath for a long time underwater and most whales are predators unlike dugongs they are preys  But they have 2 eyes at the sides of there heads to look out for predators  They also have flattened tales to help them swim away from predators Info: Info& picture:

Sea Snakes  It has strong lungs to help it be under water for about 2 hours  They also have a great ability of camouflaging  Sea snakes developed a flattened paddle-shaped tail and a laterally compressed body making it an efficient swimmer.  Sea snake have a tooth to help them catch or paralyze or even kill its prey İnfo and pic

Sea turtles  They are very strong swimmers  They have paddle like flippers to help them swim together  The sea turtle can blend in with the help of the shell  The sea turtle is not a predator for it is a carnivore and it is a prey for humans books/sea-turtle/adaptations.htm

Plants  There are a lot of plants at the coral reefs but I am looking into a few only.  Sea anemones  Giant clams  Sea grasses/ sea weed  Mangroves  I am going to tell you about how they help animals and other plants in the coral reefs  I am also going to say how they in adapt to the coral reef.

Sea anemones  Sea anemones can sting with there tentacles which helps protecting it  sea anemones survive at the coral reefs by getting a ride on the hermit crabs which helps it move around and to camouflage.  The sea anemone provides the hermit crab with food this act is called Mutualism. Info and picture 2: Picture 1:

Giant Clams  Giant clams Find a place and stay there for the left of their life's  Giant clams provide a home for the algae but the algae does not do any harm or does not benefit it. This is called commensalism. Picture and info:

Sea Grass-Sea Weed  Sea Grasses and sea weed have adapted to live in a rocky environment.  It gives food and oxygen to the coral reefs but doesn’t get anything in return this is called commensalism.  it also helps when it is dead it usually stays on the ground but by time it grows again Info and Pic:

Mangroves  Mangroves don’t live in the coral reefs but they live at the top, but it is very useful to the reef.  Firstly it provides a nourishing habitat for the marine life  Some of the mangrove trees preserve water because some of them live in hot climates. Pic:

Abiotic-Rainfall  The Rainfall in the coral reef depends on the place but it rains heavily in February.  The Coral Reef Get about inches per year but as I said it depends on the place  In Australia’s Coral Reef it gets about 2 meters of rain per year. Info: Pic:

Abiotic-Temperature  Corals can not stand temperatures that drop much below an average of 18°C. but the average is degree’s Celsius.

How to protect the Coral Reefs?  Follow the three R’s: Reduce, reuse and recycle which will help keep the coral’s clean.  When scuba divers dive don’t touch Dead Or Alive.  Keep the environment clean don’t pollute.  And last but most importantly SPREAD THE WORD. Info:

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