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Reef Indicators Lab
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
College of Marine Science

Slide Show of a Coral Reef Cake Activity

The following are pictures from an actual session of the Coral Reef Cake Activity.

Assembling the "biota."

Some of the "biota." Chips = Seafans; Vanilla wafers = Plate corals; Raisons = Sea urchins; Sprinkles = Sand; Pretzels = Branching corals; Coconut = Seagrass; Marshmallows = Barrel sponges.

The "coralline algae" covers the "Key Largo Limestone."

"Growing" the seagrass bed.

Spurs and grooves.

"Schools" of fish.

Bioerosion begins.

That's all, Folks!