Cities of Coral

Coral Reefs are a world of their own. They have biodiversity and relationships which most cant see without studying them. There are three parts to a coral reef. They are the reef, sand flats, and grass beds. All three parts are very different. Each part has its own advantages and disadvantages. The have different predators who have defense mechanism adapted to the type of are they are living in. Such as in an area like sand flats; some fish can burrow under the sand to hide from predators. These cities of coral show marine life. The marine life in each part is based on the abiotic factors. Those factors are climate and area. For example, fish in sand flats are able to dig holes because the abiotic factor sand.
The reef is the first part of coral reef. Some of the predators that live on a reef are the barracuda, the more eel, and the yellow tail snapper. The butterfly fish is a very interesting predator because it has a false eye on its back. These predators do not have it made easy fo...