Large, overturned tabulate corals are found in similar facies in the south-eastern quar ry wall.
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Tikal corals are never described as modified, suggesting that they were ritually impor tant in and of themselves, and their ritual function is far from clear.
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Then, the other groups: conodonts, acritarchs, chitinozoa, corals, brachiopods, cephalopods, bivalves, trilobites.
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In contrast, coquina accumulations are common along the upper bedding planes, where they are formed by bivalves, productid brachiopod shells, fenestellid bryozoans, small solitary corals, crinoid stems and blastoids.
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The dominant colonial organisms are corals.
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Finally, on the question of corals, there is no doubt that red and pink corals have been overharvested in many regions of the world.
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Deep-sea trawlers were accused of systematically destroying the corals.
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We must include here cold-water corals and seamounts, which shelter rich and often unique ecosystems.
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There is also some evidence of collateral damage to corals and other organisms.
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Because of the anchors used and the risk of loss, they can cause ghost fishing and also seabed erosion, threatening the ecological balance of the deep-water corals.
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The value of these corals and other deep-sea organisms to our heritage will be seen over time and it is widely acknowledged that they have huge biotechnological potential.
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At the sea bottom are a variety of corals, sea animals and plants which attract researchers and ecologists.
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Octocorals are soft corals such as sea pens.
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Deep-water corals grow more slowly than tropical corals because there are no zooxanthellae to feed them.
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Trawlers drag nets across the ocean floor, disturbing sediments, breaking and destroying deep-water corals.
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