Where do fish sleep?

March 6, 2009 in Animal Homes, Coral Reef Ecosystems, Fish

Well, most fish are just like us and simply want to find a place away from all the chaos of the day to day rat race to take a nap and rest – slowing down their busy lives – gaining energy for the next day.
These places could be under logs, coral crevices, or other sorts [...]

How does coral bleaching result?

December 22, 2008 in Algae (Seaweeds), Coral Reef Ecosystems

Coral bleaching is due to the fact that the algae part of the coral reef ecosystem can no longer photosynthesize properly – therfore, losing the “reef” structure and the corals remain white – since the zooxannthellea are not around (that’s the algae – and responsible for the color of the coral). This occurs due to [...]

What is the secondest largest reef in the world?

December 22, 2008 in Algae (Seaweeds), Coral Reef Ecosystems

Interesting question.
The top three largest coral reef ecosystems in the world are:
1) Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia
2) Belize Barrier Reef
3) Florida Keys Reef Ecosystem
A coral reef ecosystem relies on teamwork between the coral animal (a type of cnidarians) and an algae called zooxannthellea.