The Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef is the
largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest, after
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, in the world. The Belize Barrier Reef runs the
length of this Central American nation, 185 miles.
The reef wall is formed by numerous
colonies of living, breathing invertebrates, coral polyps. The various species
of coral that form the reef are carnivorous tube-shaped polyps that live within
a hard, protective skeleton formed by excreting calcium carbonite. The various
colors and formations of these layers of calcium carbonite, called corallites,
are the inspiration behind the various species names such as elkhorn, brain,
large star, finger and plate corals.
Sea Turtles and other marine life
inhabit the barrier reef off the coast of Belize. This is the second largest
barrier reef in the world.
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Coral polyps feed on small floating
organic matter at night. During the day, the polyp tentacles reside within the
protective hard corallite skeleton, but at night, using the current and
stinging properties of their tentacles, the polyps feed on minute organic
matter swept in from the ocean or mainland rivers and creeks.
The reef is a remarkably diverse
and balanced ecosystem. Living among the coral skeletons are blue algae, which,
through photosynthesis, produce the oxygen the polyps need to breathe. In turn,
the carbon dioxide waste produced by the polyps is absorbed and processed by
the blue algae. The reef cannot survive without this vital symbiotic
relationship.
The reef is home and host to
hundreds of species of fish, shell fish, anemones, lobster, octopus, and other
sea creatures. Its unique beauty and complexity is truly a wonder of the world.
Don’t miss an opportunity to experience it for yourself!
Original Article: http://www.elpescador.com/belize/barrier-reef
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