Izimpi Zomkhumbi Emathanjeni E-Coral Reef
Endle, imifula yamakhorali isempi eqhubekayo yokuhamba kancane. Kokubili amakorali anamandla namakhorali athambile anekhono (ukuvimbela amathonya angaphandle) ukumboza ku-85% we-substrate emgodini, ephumelela ngempela ekunqobeni izilwane ezihlasela, njenge-algae. Lokhu kushiya impi ukuze iningi lendawo yokugcina imithombo yamagugu ibuyele ema-corals, ahambisa izikhali ezimbili ezihlaselayo nokuzivikela ukuze zisinde futhi zisakaze.
Impi efanayo ye-turf ingase iqhubekele emathonjeni akho emzimbeni. Iningi lezici ezihilelekile ekusindiseni imifula zigxila emanzini emifula. Ngokuhlela ukufakwa kwamakhorali ethakeni lakho futhi uqaphela ukuthuthukisa izingxabano ze-turf, izinkinga eziningi zingagwenywa noma zilawulwe.
Ubuthi Obunamakhomikhali Ukudoba Izinhlanzi kubonisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi izikhumba zamakhorali ezinhlanzi zingathinta kanjani ngenkathi izimpawu zeCoral Competition zikhombisa ukuthi iziphi izinkomba ukuthi amakorali akho angase ancintisane ne-turf e-tank yakho.
Amakhorali athola futhi agcine isikhala emgodini nge:
- Ukukhiqiza ngokushesha.
- Ukuncintisana kokudla okukhona.
- Izikhali ezihlaselayo nezokuzivikela.
- Ukuba nekhono lokugcina umonakalo futhi usaqhubeka nokuzala.
Kukhona intengo yokulwa empini: Amandla asetshenziselwe kokubili ukwephula nokuzivikela isebenzisa izinsiza eziyigugu ezingasetshenziswa ngokunye ekukhuleni nasekukhiqizeni.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi, emgodini, phakathi kuka-22% no-38% wabo bonke amakoloni ase-coral bahlanganyele empini noma bangaphakathi.
Ngenhlanhla, ama-coral amaningi ayedlula ukwedlulele. Ngeshwa, ukuzivikela okuhle akuhlali ngaso sonke isikhathi. Amakhorali amaningi kumele abe nolaka ukuze asinde. Amazinga amane okubandakanya aphakanyisiwe (Rinkevich noLoya, 1985):
Izinhlobo Zokuncintisana Nokuziphatha
Ukumiswa kwe-Extracoelenteric:
- Ama-corals axosha ama-filaments okugaya ukudla aqukethe ama-cnidocytes (ukugaya amanzi).
- Ama-cnidocytes angaxoshwa ekutheni umthamo wokugaya umzimba (puking) ku-coral eseduze, ukuwugaya.
I-Sweeper Tentacles:
- Isikhathi eside kunamanye ("evamile") amathente.
- "Gwema" amanzi abahlaseli.
- Ifomu kuphela uma izinombolo zamakhemikhali ezivela kwamanye amakoloni aseKorali zenziwa.
- Unamandla okudla, kodwa asetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko njengezikhali.
- Amathiphu aphumula futhi anamathele kwamanye ama-corals uma exhumana naye.
- Ngemuva kokuxhumana, baqhubeka nokukhipha i-nematocysts, belimaza umhlaseli.
- Kuncishisiwe noma akukho ukunyakaza kwamanzi emathonjeni ogwadule ngokuvamile kuzobangela ukuba abahlengi bahlehlise.
- Izinhlobo ze- Euphyllia ne- Galaxea ziyaziwa ngokwenza amathente amade kakhulu, anamandla.
Ungabona isibonelo esibucayi se-Sweeper Tentacles esithombeni kwesokudla. Chofoza Lapha ukuze uthole Ukubuka Okukhulisiwe
Nematocyst esheshayo
- Isetshenziselwa izintambo ezimfushane zokulethwa kwebala eliseduze nokuzivikela.
- Ingaxoshwa ubude obude, igwebe noma yikuphi ama-corals engezansi.
- Kungabetha abantu.
I-Acrorhagi
- Ama-cnidocyte akhethekile atholakale ku-sweeper ne-colum projection nama-nematocyst agxilile.
- Kudinga uxhumano oluseduze namanye amakorali ukuthi lusebenze.
- Ngokuvamile kubangele ukufa kwezicubu ezithintekayo.
- Ukuzivikela okukhethekile okusetshenziselwa kuphela ukuphendula ngezinhlobo ezifanayo ze-corals nama-cnidarians athile adala impendulo.
I-Mucus
- Kungaba ne-toxic noma iqukethe nematocytes.
- Ungathatha amabanga amade emanzini wamanzi.
- Kungaba imonakalo ngempela njengoba "kubambelela" kumakhorali.
Umncintiswano wama-Morphological:
Ukunqwabalala
- Amakhorali aphezulu angakhula ngaphezu kwamanye amakhorali.
- Ngokuvamile esetshenziswa ama-octocorals nama-stoloniferans.
Ukushintshwa okuvelele
- Ikhono lokuhlanganiswa (elihlangene) namakhorali ukukhipha umsoco kusuka kwamakhorali angaphezulu.
Ukuqedwa
- Ama-corals akhula ngokushesha angakhula ama-corals akhula kancane, avimbele ukukhanya kwelanga.
- Kwangathi akungabangeli njalo ukufa kwe-coral ebomvu.
Ukunyakaza
- Amanye amakhorali anakho ikhono lokunyakaza emgodini.
- Amanye ama-corals angakwazi ukususa kusuka ku-substrate.
- Ama-corals asebenzisa ukuxhumana nokuxhumana okungenakuqhathaniswa kwe-mucosal ngokuzivikela ekuhlangabezaneni nomncintiswano.
Ukuncintisana Kwemikhiqizo:
- Ukwenziwa kwamakhemikhali anobuthi kuyaziwa ngokuthi i-allelopathy.
- Abakhiqizi abaningi abajwayele uketshezi yi-corals ne-gorgoneans.
- Amakhomikhali akhiphe lawa makorale angabulala ukudoba.
- Ukuphumelela emncintiswaneni wokulwela isikhala emgodini.
- Ukuzivikela ngokuhle ngokumelene nesandulela kanye ne-parasitism.