CORAL REEFS BIOME: OCEAN

TEAM
Ana Sofía Vega Ruíz A00227883
Bárbara Blancarte Elias Calles A0022
Sofía Velázquez Álvarez A00228006
DEFINITION
A coral reef is an area of coral, the top
of which can sometimes be seen just
above the sea
LOCATION
CLIMATE
Many grow optimally in water
temperatures between 73° and 84°
Fahrenheit (23°–29°Celsius), but some
can tolerate temperatures as high as
104° Fahrenheit (40° Celsius) for short
periods. Most reef-building corals also
require very saline (salty) water
ranging from 32 to 42 parts per
thousand.
 RELIEF
(LANDFORMS)
Fringing reef, barrier reef and atoll (coral islands are formed on
atolls) are the most important relief features.
 FLORA IN CORAL REEFS

RED ALGAE (RHODOPHYTA)

GREEN ALGAE (CHLOROPHYTA)

BROWN “ALGAE” (PHAEOPHYTA)

MANGROVE (RHIZOPHORA MANGLE)

SEAGRASS MEADOW (ZOSTERA MARINA)

 FAUNA IN CORAL REEFS

CORALS (ANTHOZOA)

LOBSTERS (NEPHROPIDAE)
CLAMS (BIVALVIA)

SEA SPONGES (PORIFERA)

SEAHORSES (HIPPOCAMPUS)
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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralwaters.html
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