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CORAL REEFS
OUR RAINFORESTS OF THE SEA
WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
• 600 types of coral
• 6/7 turtles
• > 2000 fish species
• Over 120 million
people
(IMAX, 2015)
WHAT IS A CORAL?
• PHYLUM – CNIDARIA
• CLASS ANTHOZOA
• SUBCLASS; OCTOCORALLIA AND HEXACORALLIA
• ANIMALS – CHARACTERISED BY STINGING TENTACLES
• COMMONLY LIVE IN COLONIES OF IDENTICAL POLYPS
• BOTH HARD AND SOFT VARIETIES
Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
Mouth
Stomach
Coral Cup (hard coral only)
Tentacles
(Reef Check)
WHAT MAKES THEM COLOURFUL?
• PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROSCOPIC ALGAE; ZOOXANTHELLAE
• SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
• CORAL COLOURS
• PRODUCES OXYGEN AND REMOVES WASTE
• CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GIANT CLAMS!
VS
• TENTACLES IN MULTIPLES OF 6
• CREATE LIMESTONE SKELETON
• THE MAIN REEF BUILDERS
• BOTH COLONIAL AND SOLITARY
• BLEACH WHEN STRESSED
• SKELETON REMAINS AFTER DEATH
• TENTACLES IN MULTIPLES OF 8
• NO LIMESTONE SKELETON
• VERY FEW REEF BUILDERS
• RESILIENT
• BOTH COLONIAL AND SOLITARY
• BLEACH WHEN STRESSED
• NO TRACE AFTER DEATH
Hard Coral Soft Coral
LIFE CYCLE
WHY ARE CORAL REEFS IMPORTANT?
(NOAA, 2011)
THREATS?
(WNO)
THREATS?
(UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO, 2012)
(World Wildlife Org, 2015)
(Coastal Care, 2015)
(Earth Times, 2011)
WHAT WE CAN DO?
• TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY
• AVOID TOUCHING
• SOUVENIRS
• EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS
• EAT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
• REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
• PETITION FOR CHANGE
THANK YOU!

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Coral reefs; an Introduction

  • 3. • 600 types of coral • 6/7 turtles • > 2000 fish species • Over 120 million people (IMAX, 2015)
  • 4. WHAT IS A CORAL? • PHYLUM – CNIDARIA • CLASS ANTHOZOA • SUBCLASS; OCTOCORALLIA AND HEXACORALLIA • ANIMALS – CHARACTERISED BY STINGING TENTACLES • COMMONLY LIVE IN COLONIES OF IDENTICAL POLYPS • BOTH HARD AND SOFT VARIETIES Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
  • 5. Mouth Stomach Coral Cup (hard coral only) Tentacles (Reef Check)
  • 6. WHAT MAKES THEM COLOURFUL? • PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROSCOPIC ALGAE; ZOOXANTHELLAE • SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP • CORAL COLOURS • PRODUCES OXYGEN AND REMOVES WASTE • CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GIANT CLAMS!
  • 7. VS • TENTACLES IN MULTIPLES OF 6 • CREATE LIMESTONE SKELETON • THE MAIN REEF BUILDERS • BOTH COLONIAL AND SOLITARY • BLEACH WHEN STRESSED • SKELETON REMAINS AFTER DEATH • TENTACLES IN MULTIPLES OF 8 • NO LIMESTONE SKELETON • VERY FEW REEF BUILDERS • RESILIENT • BOTH COLONIAL AND SOLITARY • BLEACH WHEN STRESSED • NO TRACE AFTER DEATH Hard Coral Soft Coral
  • 9.
  • 10. WHY ARE CORAL REEFS IMPORTANT? (NOAA, 2011)
  • 13. (World Wildlife Org, 2015) (Coastal Care, 2015) (Earth Times, 2011)
  • 14. WHAT WE CAN DO? • TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY • AVOID TOUCHING • SOUVENIRS • EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS • EAT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD • REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT • PETITION FOR CHANGE