coral reef
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Environmental experts say the spill threatens wildlife, protected ecosystems and fishing communities around Qeshm, which is home to mangrove forests, nearby coral reef habitats and nesting sites for critically endangered Hawksbill turtles.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She compares the human body to a coral reef, where animals, plants, and microscopic organisms “cohabitate as one huge and beautiful chimeric metaorganism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
A coral reef is normally built out of lots of colonies of different kinds.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 27, 2024
Even the recent Red List assessment that found over two-fifths of coral reef species threatened with extinction added there are some species where data is so deficient that a risk category cannot be assigned.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024
Bright blue rocks are layered over the bottom of the tank, with fake plants sprouting through them, coral reef ornaments scattered at random.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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