Coral Reef ecosystems are intricate and diverse collections of species that interact with each other and the physical environment. Coral is a class of colonial animal that is related to hydroids, jellyfish, and sea anemones.

Coral Reef ecosystems are intricate and diverse collections of species that interact with each other and the physical environment. Coral is a class of colonial animal that is related to hydroids, jellyfish, and sea anemones.

Coral Reefs are typically found in a band stretching from 30° north to 30° south of the equator where the water temperature stays above 68°F year round. Because the coral relies on its photosynthesizing symbiote, zooxanthellae, for food, growth occurs in areas of shallow depth and low turbidity where sunlight can reach the coral.

Coral reefs are an essential part of our planet’s delicate ecosystems, providing habitat for thousands of species and providing protection from natural disasters. In this article, we will explore why coral reefs are important – both economically and environmentally.

Habitat, feeding, spawning, and nursery grounds for over 1 million aquatic species, including commercially harvested fish species. Food for people living near coral reefs, especially on small islands.

Splash in the water, play in the sand; if the beaches are clean, life is just grand. The sun and the sand makes beaches beautiful... but Marine pollution has made some of their condition pitiful...Let us protect and enjoy our Oceans!

Life is defined as any system capable of performing functions such as eating, metabolizing, excreting, breathing, moving, growing, reproducing, and responding to external stimuli, the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive.

I declare this world is so beautiful that I can hardly believe it exists. The sky, the mountains, the trees, the animals, give us a delight in and for themselves.