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An Introduction to Ocean Ecosystems Amy Hill. CHAPTER 2 Coral Reefs Many inhabitants of the coral reef , like this queen angelfish , are strikingly colored . The coral reef is home to the greatest variety of life in the ocean . Like huge ...
An Introduction to Ocean Ecosystems Amy Hill. CHAPTER 2 Coral Reefs Many inhabitants of the coral reef , like this queen angelfish , are strikingly colored . The coral reef is home to the greatest variety of life in the ocean . Like huge ...
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... reef surface where they cannot escape . Not all coral reef fish are brightly colored ; as in so many other habitats , a good strategy for evading predators and deceiving prey is to hide . A scorpion fish ( fish with deadly spines ) ...
... reef surface where they cannot escape . Not all coral reef fish are brightly colored ; as in so many other habitats , a good strategy for evading predators and deceiving prey is to hide . A scorpion fish ( fish with deadly spines ) ...
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... reef , destroying large areas . In Florida , anchors dropped by countless boaters continue to knock away pieces of coral , some of which may have taken hun- dreds of years to grow . It seems that in our efforts to see the coral reef ...
... reef , destroying large areas . In Florida , anchors dropped by countless boaters continue to knock away pieces of coral , some of which may have taken hun- dreds of years to grow . It seems that in our efforts to see the coral reef ...
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