{"id":524,"date":"2024-10-02T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiozone.ru\/?p=524"},"modified":"2024-10-02T22:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:01:38","slug":"coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiozone.ru\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"Coral reef \u2014 how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A coral reef is made up of thousands of tiny animals called coral polyps. Some of them are hard, while others have soft bodies. They accumulate calcium carbonate in their bodies, which eventually forms a coral reef.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-72bd2c1.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How does a coral reef grow?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-be0da18.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef<\/p>\n<p>Coral polyps survive by forming a symbiotic bond with microscopic algae called zooxanthellae. Polyps offer a haven for algae, whereas zooxanthellae create energy through photosynthesis, which corals use for food. The waste of polyps serves as food for zooxanthellae.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-a19cdd3.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef close-up<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-196fff6.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef close-up. Photo 1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-32e1ede.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Corals are predators, they extend their tentacles at night and capture tiny organisms (zooplankton, small fish) with them. The captured prey is then moved into the mouth of the polyps and digested in their stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-9573f57.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef close-up. Photo 2<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-ee22c71.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef close-up. Photo 3<\/p>\n<p>There are three types of coral reefs. The fringing reef, which grows directly from the coastline, is the most common type of reef.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-9dbe266.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fringing coral reef<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-509e0fe.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fringing coral reef. Photo 1<\/p>\n<p>The barrier reef grows parallel to the shore, but has lagoons or wide reservoirs, between the reef and the shore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-a2841a3.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barrier Coral Reef<\/p>\n<p>Atoll is a type of reef that grows around a large deep lagoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-74c8514.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Atoll, top view<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-8d81c41.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A huge coral atoll<\/p>\n<p>The growth rate of corals is very slow from 0.3 to 2 centimeters per year, depending on the size, it takes from 100 thousand to 30 million years for a coral reef to form.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-b235256.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef and fish<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/coral-reef-how-does-it-grow-and-form-what-does-it-consist-of-photos-videos-136f2b4.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef &mdash; how does it grow and form, what does it consist of? | Photos, videos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coral reef at the beach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coral reef is made up of thousands of tiny animals called coral polyps. Some of them are hard, while others have soft bodies. They accumulate calcium carbonate in their bodies, which eventually forms a coral reef. How does a coral reef grow? 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