1. BIOME PROJECT ASSESSMENT BY GEORGE, RYAN, AND BRYAN

2. MAP OF ALL CORAL REEFS

3. THREATS Overfishing: This affects the ecological balance of coral reef communities. Pollution: Urban and industrial waste, sewage, agrochemicals, and oil pollution are poisoning reefs. Careless Tourism: Careless boating, diving, snorkeling, and fishing happens around the world, with people touching reefs, stirring up sediment, and people collecting coral.

4. CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS Temperature Range: 73.4 degrees F – 84.2 degrees F Climate – Warm all year round Weather- Mostly sunny Rainfall on next slide

5. AVERAGE RAINFALL (IN MM) January31.523.675405 February31.123.778434 March30.523.078424 April29.221.578197 May27.519.97799 June27.817.67449 July25.617.07430 August26.517.57127 September27.818.66735 October29.420.56638 November30.622.26789 December31.423.370175

6. ANIMALS AND PLANTS

7. ANIMALS IN PLANTS Coral- Animals made from calcium deposits Jellyfish Seaweed- Seagrass Food Chain- Sun -> Algae -> Clams -> Humans

8. LANDSCAPE Mostly sand and saltwater. There is also a lot of coral which is created from calcium deposits. There are also many rocks underwater.

9. OTHER UNIQUE FACTS ABOUT THE BIOME They are known as the Rainforests of the sea Though coral reefs cover leas than 1% of the Earth’s surface, over 25% of all marine fish species find their homes in coral reefs. Parts of Florida would have been under water, if coral reefs would have not existed The growth rate of a coral reef is less than 3 cm per year; hence it takes several years to form a large reef.

10. LIVING CONDITIONS Mostly warm and damp. The weather is mostly warm (as stated previously). There is moderate rainfall. The living condition would not actually be that bad. You wouldn’t have to worry about starving, or freezing to death. The main hardship would be finding fresh water, which you could get from the rain.

11. HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE Food: Plenty of different types of fish and mollusks in the reef. There were also palm trees and driftwood on the shore, making it easier to create tools and shelter. Water: There was plenty of rainfall so we set up catching mechanisms so we could drink the fresh rainwater. Shelter is on next slide

12. SHELTER We mainly used palm tree leaves to set it up. Here is a picture of what we eventually made: