red coral.pptVIP

red coral description downfall n.没落，垮台 unsustainable adj.不可持续的 colony n.菌落，群体 tree-like colonies salmon n.橙红色，粉橙色 also known as angel skin croal,midway coral,noble coral,precious,Sardinia coral red coral biology reproduction n.繁殖 fertilization n.受精 sperm n.精子 polyp n.珊瑚虫 fertilised egg 受精卵 larvae n.幼虫（larva的复数形式） cavity n.腔 substrate n.底物 maturity n.成熟 reef n.暗礁 red coral range occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean, at depths of 7 to 300 metres. red coral habitat inhabit v.栖息于 rocky bottom 岩石底部 seamount n.海丘 red coral threats From 1950 to 2001, the abundance of Mediterranean and Pacific species rapidly declined, following overexploitation. most western Pacific populations of?red coral?have been depleted(耗尽) within four to five years of their discovery. threatened by human activities pollution sustainable harvest/over exploitation sedimentation （矿物）沉降 recreational（休闲的） diving habitat degradation（退化） associated with long line fishing and bottom trawling（脱网捕鱼） threatened by global warming In 1999, a mass mortality event（死亡事件） of?red?corals occurred off the coastline of the Provence region of France. * red coral(红珊瑚) made by Group 4 red coral fact file description threats biology range *