Who Needs A Reef?

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Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out   • How coral reefs form    • Why coral reefs bustle and teem with life    • Why there are more kinds of living things on coral reefs than anywhere else in the sea    • What the types of hard corals are    • Which plants and animals attach themselves to coral reefs    • How coral reefs protect shorelines    • How coral reefs help develop natural harbors and beaches    • Where the coral reef areas of the world are    • Why we need coral reefs