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Avicennia
Pencil routes
Sonneratia
Carrot routes
Rhizophora
Knee routes
Bruguiera
Knee routes
Xylocarpus and heritiera
Plank routes
What are the types of mangrove routes
-pencil
-carrot
-prop
-knee
-plank
how many marine species live in marine ecs
25%
how do fish populations effect coral recovery
higher fish populations = better coral recovery
sponge
-filterfeeders. decalcification
help remove reef carbonate
Cnidaria
-jelly fish
-sea anenomes
Ctenophora
-comb jellies
-diet marine turtles
bryozoans
-crust colonies
-ancient groups
worms
-flat worms
-ribbon worms
what are the features of hard coral
-extensive fused calcium carbonate skelaton
-tentacles multiples 6
-tentacles tend non pinnate
-calcium carbonate deposit contribute framework coral reef
-rarely toxiz chemicals colours less vibrant
features soft corals
-tissues include spicules may made calcium carbonate
-tentacles multiple 8
-tentacles pinnate-feathery
-no fused skeletons
-bright colours
-toxic chemicals