copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
Input Form:Deal with this potential dealer,buyer,seller,supplier,manufacturer,exporter,importer
(Any information to deal,buy, sell, quote for products or service)
Coral - Wikipedia Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton
Coral | Definition, Types, Location, Facts | Britannica Coral, any of a variety of invertebrate marine organisms of the class Anthozoa that are characterized by skeletons—external or internal—of a stonelike, horny, or leathery consistency The term coral is also applied to the skeletons of those animals, particularly to those of the stonelike corals
Coral - National Geographic Society There are about 6,000 species of coral around the world, with some species growing in warm shallow waters near coastlines and others thriving on the dark, cold seafloor of the open ocean Though coral may look like a colorful plant growing from roots in the seafloor, it is actually an animal
Coral reef ecosystems | National Oceanic and Atmospheric . . . Coral reefs protect coastlines from storms and erosion, provide jobs for local communities, and offer opportunities for recreation They are also are a source of food and new medicines Over half a billion people depend on reefs for food, income, and protection
NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) - Coral Facts There are over 600 species of coral found in the Coral Triangle alone—a region encompassing the waters around the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands—making this region the global hotspot of coral diversity
Corals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Reef-building corals create habitats for many other organisms Coral reefs are highly diverse and unique around the world, providing shelter and sustenance for abundant fishes and other marine life (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Many people think of coral as hard, rock-like formations that attract abundant, diverse marine life In fact, corals are themselves tiny marine animals called