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The coral reef is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. First of all, you might want to know what a Coral Reef is... They are formed over a long period of time from the remins of the skeletons of animals, called corals...We hope you enjoy our site!!!  L ocation    Coral reefs live in shallow areas, in tropical latitudes, or where warm ocean currents flow into more temprate areas. Coral reefs cover about 284,300 square kilometres. In deeper waters not enough light reaches the bottom. There is a big Reef in the Carribean Sea, indo-pacific, and Southeast Asia.

 Climate There are many different parts of the reef called zones. These zones are called the flat reef (0-2 meters deep), fore reef (0-2 meters deep), reef crest (2-10 meter deep),back reef (10-20 meters deep), buttress zone (20-40 meters deep), deep fore reef (40-60meters deep) zones. The coral community varies according to distance and depth from shore. These layers all have different temperatures though. The deeper it gets, the colder. Different conditions can be found in the zones such as wave action, and temperature. Many reef organisms can survive only in a certain zone. But average temperature is 18-30 degrees celsius.

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