|
|
|
Some look like brains and some like fans and some like the antlers of deer, but they are all made up of tiny coral polyps. ... Some artificial reefs are specially constructed for the purpose, but others are made of tires linked together, old appliances linked together and even discarded military equipment like tanks...
|
oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/coral1.htm
oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/coral1.htm
|
|
|
|
Oceans and Seas question: What is a coral reef made of? Dead animals ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Geography > Bodies of Water > Oceans and Seas > What is a coral reef made of? ... View existing comments for "What is a coral reef made of?"
|
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_coral_reef_made_of
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_coral_reef_made_of
|
|
|
“ |
Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that are found in tropical oceans, which sec...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_coral_made_of
|
|
Although it is our intent to provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information available, it is possible that some of this information may change as research continues and new discoveries are made. The nature of science is ever-changing. ... Click here for the updated InfoBook - Corals & Coral Reefs.
|
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
|
|
coral reefs, limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals, colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone).
|
www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0813506.html
|
|
Coral reefs are made up mostly of coral colonies like these. ... Coral reefs are made up mostly of coral colonies, as well as other animals like starfish and clams. Reefs are also important habitats for fish. Coral reefs have existed on earth for about 450 million years. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest in...
|
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/reach/reefsformed.html
|
|
The external calcareous reef skeleton is made by large groups of invertebrate coral. The reef is always built from calcium carbonate in the mineralogical form of calcite or aragonite crystals. The coral skeleton is built from aragonite needle crystals.
|
library.thinkquest.org/25713/reefs_made.html
library.thinkquest.org/25713/reefs_made.html
|
|
The British-born science writer and diving enthusiast, who had been living in Sri Lanka since 1956, was campaigning for coral reef protection and other matters relating to coastal preservation for long. ... ; Article : Coral mining made tsunami more destructive in Sri Lanka ; Print this article ; Email this article...
|
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/164359.html
|
|
