Introduction
Marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa are known as Corals. These diverse organisms give quite a show in the shallow clear parts of the ocean. Corals live closely together in groups expressing their bright colors that stand out so nicely. Many people consider coral reefs to be very diverse and productive than anything on land. Their skeleton is made out of calcium carbonate protecting them from future encounters with predators. Many more coral polyps then can attach themselves to the coral already there and develops lots of coral reefs grouped together. Photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae live in the coral’s tissues, protecting them from diseases and providing compounds they need for photosynthesis. Most people may not …show more content…
However, areas that are most likely to experience coral bleaching are the subtropical and tropical oceans in just a couple of years from now (Yara et al., 2014). Coral reefs are starting to feel the effects of climate change. Indeed, Coral reefs are becoming more and more sensitive to warmer temperatures coming from El Niño (Reaser et al., 2000). There are countless questions that need to be answered about their conditions. Why does global warming lead to coral bleaching? Is it due to the high acidity of the water? Second, Will the increasing amount of carbon in the water cause permanent damage or can it be stopped? Third, what methods can be used to completely end this or slow it …show more content…
The parent becomes large in size and then divides. Stony corals either produce male or female corals; most broadcast spawners release large amounts of sperm and eggs that spread across a certain part of the ocean. Then the eggs and sperm come together to form planktonic larvae called planulae. Predators may come across the corals so they produce tons of planulae and spread as much genetic traits without completely wiping them out. Polyps release the eggs and sperm at the same time due to the fact that females and males cannot actually move to other colonies to reproduce. Once the larvae are in the water they swim to the top of the ocean, the larvae that isn’t not consumed settles back down to the ocean floor attaching to near by hard surfaces. This probably looks like it’s snowing upside down. They then are capable of becoming polyp and begin to grow a coral
Marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa are known as Corals. These diverse organisms give quite a show in the shallow clear parts of the ocean. Corals live closely together in groups expressing their bright colors that stand out so nicely. Many people consider coral reefs to be very diverse and productive than anything on land. Their skeleton is made out of calcium carbonate protecting them from future encounters with predators. Many more coral polyps then can attach themselves to the coral already there and develops lots of coral reefs grouped together. Photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae live in the coral’s tissues, protecting them from diseases and providing compounds they need for photosynthesis. Most people may not …show more content…
However, areas that are most likely to experience coral bleaching are the subtropical and tropical oceans in just a couple of years from now (Yara et al., 2014). Coral reefs are starting to feel the effects of climate change. Indeed, Coral reefs are becoming more and more sensitive to warmer temperatures coming from El Niño (Reaser et al., 2000). There are countless questions that need to be answered about their conditions. Why does global warming lead to coral bleaching? Is it due to the high acidity of the water? Second, Will the increasing amount of carbon in the water cause permanent damage or can it be stopped? Third, what methods can be used to completely end this or slow it …show more content…
The parent becomes large in size and then divides. Stony corals either produce male or female corals; most broadcast spawners release large amounts of sperm and eggs that spread across a certain part of the ocean. Then the eggs and sperm come together to form planktonic larvae called planulae. Predators may come across the corals so they produce tons of planulae and spread as much genetic traits without completely wiping them out. Polyps release the eggs and sperm at the same time due to the fact that females and males cannot actually move to other colonies to reproduce. Once the larvae are in the water they swim to the top of the ocean, the larvae that isn’t not consumed settles back down to the ocean floor attaching to near by hard surfaces. This probably looks like it’s snowing upside down. They then are capable of becoming polyp and begin to grow a coral