Thailand History Guide » Coral Reefs http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Coral Reefs and Polyps http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coral-reefs-and-polyps/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coral-reefs-and-polyps/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:53:34 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=678 Coral reefs provide and important source of food and income to local Thais. Acoral polyp is a soft, almost transparent animal that builds its skeleton outside its body. Polyps feed at night by Extending their tentacles, each of which is armed with a series of stinging cells that paralyse any passing prey. The moray eel [...]]]> Coral reefs provide and important source of food and income to local Thais. Acoral polyp is a soft, almost transparent animal that builds its skeleton outside its body. Polyps feed at night by Extending their tentacles, each of which is armed with a series of stinging cells that paralyse any passing prey. The moray eel is a key predator in the reef ecosystem; it hides in crevices. lunging out to seize unsuspecting fish.

Coral Reefs and Polyps

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coral-reefs-and-polyps/feed/ 0 Parrot Fish http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/parrot-fish/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/parrot-fish/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:47:41 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=674 Parrot fish have. large scales and a typically bird-like beak formed of fused teeth.

Parrot Fish

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/parrot-fish/feed/ 0 Triggerfish http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/triggerfish/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/triggerfish/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:45:10 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=671 Its common name refers 10 an erect spine in its dorsal fin, which cannot be released until a second spine (the trigger) is withdrawn.

Triggerfish

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/triggerfish/feed/ 0 Emperor Fish http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/emperor-fish/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/emperor-fish/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:42:49 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=668 This fish has one of the largest territories of all coral-reef dwellers.

Emperor Fish

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Emperor Fish

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/emperor-fish/feed/ 0 Surgeon Fish http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/surgeon-fish/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/surgeon-fish/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:38:45 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=665 Originating in the Indo-Pacific region, Ihis species is quite aggressive.

Sugeron Fish

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/surgeon-fish/feed/ 0 Coachman Fish http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coachman-fish/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coachman-fish/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:19:19 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=534 The name of this fish derives from the long, whip-like appendages that often hang from its dorsal fin.

Coachman Fish

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coachman-fish/feed/ 0 Green Turtle http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/green-turtle/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/green-turtle/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:06:49 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=526 Green turtles are exploited for their shell, flesh and eggs, and their numbers have been decimated wherever they occur.

Green Turle

Green Turle

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Green Turle

Green Turle

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/green-turtle/feed/ 0 Coral Reefs http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coral-reefs/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/coral-reefs/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:02:55 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=524 The coral reef ecosystem is one of the richest habitats on earth.  Coral colonies are composed of countless individuals – polyps – that feed on plankton.  Although coral reefs can cover a large area, they grow very slowly: it may take 1,000 years for a reef to grow just 3 feet.  When corals die, their [...]]]> The coral reef ecosystem is one of the richest habitats on earth.  Coral colonies are composed of countless individuals – polyps – that feed on plankton.  Although coral reefs can cover a large area, they grow very slowly: it may take 1,000 years for a reef to grow just 3 feet.  When corals die, their skeletons remain and a new generation of polyps can grow on top of them.  Each type of coral has its own distinctive shape, adding further to the splendor of the reef ecosystem.

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