{"id":3271,"date":"2010-10-11T09:31:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=3271"},"modified":"2022-02-08T08:44:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T13:44:43","slug":"coral-reef-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/omg-facts\/coral-reef-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Reef Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coral reefs are the world\u2019s most diverse marine ecosystems and are home to\u00a025%<\/strong>\u00a0of known marine species, including\u00a04,000<\/strong> species of fish,\u00a0700<\/strong>\u00a0species of coral and thousands of other plants and animals. They are made of thin layers of limestone produced by organisms known as coral polyps and take thousands of years to form. Neat huh?<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2007\/05\/070515074933.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

\"biodiversity<\/p>\n

2010 is the Year of Biodiversity and <\/strong>Earth Rangers<\/span><\/strong> has teamed up with <\/strong>The United Nations Convention<\/span><\/strong> <\/strong>on Biological Diversity<\/span><\/strong> to bring you a daily dose of biodiversity basics<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Coral reefs are the world’s most diverse marine ecosystems. Find out why!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[457,409,1353,662,931],"tags":[93,87],"class_list":["post-3271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-omg-places","category-omg-facts","category-to-edit","category-water-habitat","category-all","tag-coral","tag-ecosystem"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t