Bright and beautiful corals are neither plants nor minerals, but are produced by a tiny organism (polyp) that lives in the ocean. In natural conditions without human interference, corals gradually form over long periods of time.
Bright and beautiful coral scorch
Coral image like branches, color, is one of the strange creatures in the ocean, while due to the colorful appearance, the composition and pearls, so favored, people are often used as gemstones and ornaments.
Coral ornaments
Polyps prey on tentacles. Inside the body of the polyp, a small single-celled algae is attached. It helps corals consume the carbon dioxide and other waste they excrete. At the same time, corals are provided with a variety of essential foods. This algae forms a symbiotic partner with nature's most ingenious arrangement of polyps, and if one side is destroyed, the other cannot survive.
The polyps die and the corals bleach
Because coral ecosystems are very fragile, corals face serious challenges when sea temperatures continue to rise. Even small changes in the water temperature of the ocean surface will cause the symbiotic relationship between corals and algae to be interrupted, resulting in coral bleaching, a large number of corals dying, and the ocean losing its luster.
At present, hundreds of millions of people around the world use coral reefs as a source of food and income, and the booming tourism has undoubtedly affected corals to a certain extent.
Protecting the oceans is imperative. Protecting the environment in which living creatures live is also protecting our own homes, so please take action, starting with life.