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A reef is a “discrete carbonate structure formed by in situ or bound organic components that develops topographic relief upon the sea floor” [].The majority of coral reefs are located in the tropics [2, 3] (Fig. 1).The limit of their distribution is represented by Midway and Kure, for example, which are well-developed algal-coral atolls that lie north of 28°N latitude at the northwestern ...
25 de jun. de 2018 · The Great Barrier Reef, located off of Australia’s eastern coast, is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. It covers an area over 300,000 square kilometers and includes a wide range of ocean depth, and it contains such biodiversity as to make it one of the most complex ecosystems on Earth.
19 de oct. de 2023 · The Great Barrier Reef, which extends for over 2,300 kilometers (1429 miles) along the northeastern coast of Australia, is home to over 9,000 known species.There are likely many more—new discoveries are frequently being made, including a new species of branching coral discovered in 2017. This richness and uniqueness make the reef crucial for tourism and the Australian economy—it attracts ...
21 de nov. de 2023 · Learn about the Great Barrier Reef food web and the features of coral reefs. Explore coral reef consumers and producers and understand the Great Barrier food chain. Updated: 11/21/2023
Abstract. The abundance of interdisciplinary studies of coral reef metabolism means that coral reefs are amongst the best understood of marine benthic communities in terms of the determinants of primary production and nutrient fluxes, and their variation, at different levels of integration. Recent work has extended our understanding of the ...
3 de may. de 2023 · producers on a lagoonal reef at a medium scale (i.e. zones around a small island, north, south, east, west); (2) do nutrient pro fi les of coral endosymbionts di ff er from those of adjacent
Hace 3 días · Coral reef, ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas by algae and the calcareous skeletons of coral polyps and other coelenterates. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island. Often called ‘rainforests of the sea,’ coral reefs are home to a spectacular variety of organisms.
