Coral
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reefs are arguably the world's most beautiful habitats. reefs have been called the rainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yet finished counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in the reef. Th ....
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.... and that is the carelessness of man. Silt from deforested lands and pollution from crowded coastlines choke them, and overuse by coal miners, fisheries, and even tourists deplete and destroy reefs. There are many more factors which add to the destruction of the reefs, which if not stopped it will destroy all reefs.
s are animals, not plants, sunlight is the key to their survival. They need it to power the millions of microscopic algae, called zooxanthellae, that live in their tissue ....
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