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Facts About the Coral Reef

Coral reefs provide shelter and sustenance to millions of marine organisms, from small organisms like planktonic algae to more complex organisms like human beings. They form in shallow ocean waters near the equator and thrive best when warm waters with clear visibility are available. Corals feed off of tiny algae known as Zooxanthellae living within […]

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Fun Facts About the Coral Reef

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Coral reefs are bustling ecosystems. Though covering less than 1% of the ocean surface area, they provide home for millions of fish and other marine life species. Stony corals form hard calcium carbonate structures known as skeletons which may take the shape of towers, domes or fan shapes. Many species live in harmony with microalgae

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