TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Rain Forests of the Sea 4 CHAPTER 2 The Coral Reef Food Chain 10 CHAPTER 3 Food Chain Close-Ups 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
CHAPTER 1 RAIN FORESTS OF THE SEA 1 Chapter coral reefs are one of the planet’s most diverse and beautiful biomes They are found in warm shallow ocean waters
1 chapter Coral reefs make up less than 0 2 percent of the ocean floor But nearly a third of the ocean’s plants and animals live there This is why they are called rain forests of the sea