Coral Reefs
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Coral Reefs
Producers: Zooxanthellae, calcareous algae, algal mats, phytoplankton, and epiphytes.
Consumers: Corals, clams, sea urchins, crustaceans, brittle-stars, gastropods, grazing fish, butterfly fish, star fish, parrot fish, eels, octopus, and barracudas.
Predators: Sharks, surgeon fish, and manta rays
Threats:
Pollution
Global warming
Habitat fragmentation
Ozone depletion
Invasive species (people taking to captivity for aquariums, etc).
Deforestation (penetration of light may be decreased to the corals).
Climate:
Average water temperature= 74-84 degrees Feirenheit (cannot live in temperatures colder than 18 degrees celcius).
Average water salinity= 30-40 ppt (parts per thousand).
The currents are strong.
Limiting Factors:
Light intensity
Salinity
Temperature
Water Depth
Low nutrient (nitrogen)
Resource: Coral calcium
Tropical Rainforest
Producers: cyanobacteria, algae, fruit trees, rubber trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, orchids, etc.
Consumers: Colobus monkey, sloth, humming birds, bees, wasps, lemurs, pygmy, opossum, grasshoppers, slugs, and marmosets.
Predators: Jaguar, anteater, spiders, scorpions, loris, snakes, tigers, golden lion, vampire bats, acacia ant, toco toucan, sumatran rhinoceros, flavus, parrots, and parakeets.
Climate:
Average temperature
Day= 30-35 degrees celcius
Night= 20-25 degrees celcius
Average rainfall= 1,500-2,500mm/ 250-450cm a year.
Limiting Factors:
Sunlight
Water
Space
Threats:
Deforestation
Habitat fragmentation
Acid