The Coral Reef
A Biome By: Bailee Rettig & Rylie Patrick
Animals in a Coral Reef
The animals are aquatic animals. Many of them are fish, and invertebrates. Many of the animals use the coral in a coral reef as camouflage to lure in prey to eat. This includes the Tasseled Anglerfish. Also they use the coral as food. This includes the Blue Parrotfish. It scrapes off algae from the coral to eat. Some use the coral as protection. This includes the Clown Fish. It uses sea anemone to protect itself by hiding in the stinging plant, that it is immune to.
Luring in Prey
Tasseled Anglerfish
Using Coral as Food
The Parrotfish
Hiding from Predators
The Clown Fish
List of Animals in the Coral Reef
- Angle Shark
- Bivalves
- Blowfish
- Blue Ring Octopus
- Brittle Star Fish
- Clam
- Conch
- Sea Urchin
- Blue-Headed Wrasse
- Fire Fish
The Different types of Coral
There are 2 major categories of coral; Hard Coral and Soft Coral. They are called Soft Coral because they do not have hard, rigid, permanent skeletons. The Hard Coral is made up of hydrocorals and stony corals. Both hydrocorals and stony corals have hard skeletons. Some examples of Soft Corals are: Dead Man's Finger, Sea Fan, and Sea Pen. Some examples of Hard Coral are: Candy Cane, Bird Nest Coral, and Galaxea Coral.
Hard Coral
Soft Coral
List of Plants in Coral Reefs (that aren't coral)
- Mangroves
- Sea Grasses
- Chlorphyta (green algae)
- Rhodaphyta (red algae)
- Phaephyta (brown algae)
- Seaweeds
- Kelp
Temperatures of Coral Reefs
Most Coral Reefs temperature range between 16 and 30 degrees Celsius (61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit). Though some in the North Atlantic termed cold water coral. The usual temperature for the coral there is usually within 30 degrees latitude of the equator.
Precipitation In The Coral Reef
There is no precipitation in the Coral Reef because it is water and you can't feel the rain. But the Coral Reef is critical to the Earth's water cycle because most evaporation occurs over those waters.
List of the Biotic Factors of the Biome
- Coral
- Algae
- Seagrass
- Sea Plums
- Fish
- Sharks
- Octopi
- Shrimp
- Seaweed
- Crab
List of Abiotic Factors of the biome
- Oxygen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Water
- Temperature
- Sand
- Rocks
- Sunlight
- Depth of the Water
- Salt
- Water Motion
Background Terrain
You would see water with sand and rocks, with coral on top of the rocks and sand.
Our Biome Shadow Box
The Side view of the shadow box
The Ariel View of the shadowbox
We have the lid off so there aren't any fish except for in the anemone.
Finding Nemo "Coral Scene"
Looking at examples of Coral Reefs in movies
Credits
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
- http://www.reefhotspot.com/store/images/large/r_galaxea_4587545.jpg
- http://www.smashinglists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Finger-Corals.jpg
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Iciligorgia_schrammi.jpg
- http://simbania.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/sea-pens.jpg
- http://successfulreefkeeping.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/06/candy_cane_coral.jpg
- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/DaddyJax/IMG_3252.jpg
- http://www.fisch-fotos.de/wp-content/fische/2008/12/falscher-clownfisch-nemo-amphiprion-ocellaris.jpg