… Corals are animals?

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AUFGABE

Corals provide a habitat for a fourth of all marine species and protect the coasts.

BEDROHUNG

All the corals of a single reef can be part of a mass spawning in a single night.

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FEINDE

Ein Drittel der Riffe könnte in 30 Jahrenverschwunden sein.

ÜBERRASCHUNG

Seesterne, Schnecken, Spinnen, Fische undMenschen stellen die größten Bedrohungen dar.

VERBREITUNG

Less than one percent of the ocean bed is covered by corals.

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Anthozoa

Fact file: Coral reefs

There are 6,500 coral species.

Corals are firmly rooted in the ground and are often mistaken for plants. They, however, live closely together with other plant life - small algae are often stored in the tissues of corals and provide essential nutrients.

Less than one percent of the ocean bed is covered by corals.

Starfish, snails, spiders, fish and humans pose the biggest threats.

Corals are firmly rooted in the ground and are often mistaken for plants. They, however, live closely together with other plant life - small algae are often stored in the tissues of corals and provide essential nutrients.

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A third of existing coral reefs could disappear in 30 years.

All the corals of a single reef can be part of a mass spawning in a single night.

Fact file:

… Corals are animals?

Corals are firmly rooted in the ground and are often mistaken for plants. They, however, live closely together with other plant life - small algae are often stored in the tissues of corals and provide essential nutrients.

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