Coral Reef Wallpapers

In addition to being gorgeous, coral reefs are vital to coastal protection and contain the highest number species of any ecosystem except the rainforest. Enjoy this exquisite collection and remind yourself daily of the importance of coral reefs with a stunning wallpaper, or several!

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Coral Reef: An underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 An underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals

Coral Reef: Reefs are formed of colonies of polyps held together by calcium carbonate. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Reefs are formed of colonies of polyps held together by calcium carbonate

Coral Reef: Most reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 Most reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups

Coral Reef: Corals belong to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 Corals belong to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish

Coral Reef: Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect them. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect them

Coral Reef: Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny, and agitated water. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny, and agitated water

Coral Reef: First appeared 485 million years ago, at the dawn of the Early Ordovician, displacing the microbial and sponge reefs of the Cambrian. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 First appeared 485 million years ago, at the dawn of the Early Ordovician, displacing the microbial and sponge reefs of the Cambrian

Coral Reef: Sometimes called rainforests of the sea, Underwater. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 Sometimes called rainforests of the sea, Underwater

Coral Reef: Forms some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems, Marine biology. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Forms some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems, Marine biology

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Coral Reef: They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians

Coral Reef: Clownfish, Underwater, Sealife, Ocean. 3840x2160 4K Background.

3840x2160 Clownfish, Underwater, Sealife, Ocean

Coral Reef: Fish, Aquatic Life, Corals, Reefs. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Fish, Aquatic Life, Corals, Reefs

Coral Reef: Reefs flourish in ocean waters that provide few nutrients. 3840x2160 4K Wallpaper.

3840x2160 Reefs flourish in ocean waters that provide few nutrients

Coral Reef: They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep-water and cold-water reefs exist on smaller scales in other areas. 2160x3840 4K Wallpaper.

2160x3840 They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep-water and cold-water reefs exist on smaller scales in other areas

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Coral Reef: Reefs deliver ecosystem services for tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection. 2160x3840 4K Background.

2160x3840 Reefs deliver ecosystem services for tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection

Coral Reef: Most reefs were formed after the Last Glacial Period when melting ice caused the sea level to rise and flood continental shelves, Anemone fish. 2160x3840 4K Background.

2160x3840 Most reefs were formed after the Last Glacial Period when melting ice caused the sea level to rise and flood continental shelves, Anemone fish

Coral Reef: Reefs that rose too slowly could become drowned, without sufficient light, Marine biology. 3000x2010 HD Wallpaper.

3000x2010 Reefs that rose too slowly could become drowned, without sufficient light, Marine biology

Coral Reef: Underwater, Marine invertebrates, Aquatic plants. 2790x2100 HD Wallpaper.

2790x2100 Underwater, Marine invertebrates, Aquatic plants

Coral Reef: Barrier reefs are separated from a mainland or island shore by a deep channel or lagoon. 2050x2740 HD Background.

2050x2740 Barrier reefs are separated from a mainland or island shore by a deep channel or lagoon

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Coral Reef: Platform reefs, variously called the bank or table reefs, can form on the continental shelf, as well as in the open ocean, in fact anywhere where the seabed rises close enough to the surface of the ocean to enable the growth of reef-forming corals. 2880x1800 HD Wallpaper.

2880x1800 Platform reefs, variously called the bank or table reefs, can form on the continental shelf, as well as in the open ocean, in fact anywhere where the seabed rises close enough to the surface of the ocean to enable the growth of reef-forming corals

Coral Reef: Unlike fringing and barrier reefs which extend only seaward, platform reefs grow in all directions. 1440x3040 HD Wallpaper.

1440x3040 Unlike fringing and barrier reefs which extend only seaward, platform reefs grow in all directions

Coral Reef: Platform reefs can be found within atolls, There they are called patch reefs and may reach only a few dozen meters in diameter. 1440x2960 HD Background.

1440x2960 Platform reefs can be found within atolls, There they are called patch reefs and may reach only a few dozen meters in diameter

Coral Reef: Atolls or atoll reefs are more or less circular or continuous barrier reefs that extend all the way around a lagoon without a central island. 2560x1600 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1600 Atolls or atoll reefs are more or less circular or continuous barrier reefs that extend all the way around a lagoon without a central island

Coral Reef: Corals, Underwater world, Natural environment. 2560x1600 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1600 Corals, Underwater world, Natural environment

Coral Reef: Its ecosystems contain distinct zones that host different kinds of habitats, Marine organisms. 2560x1600 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1600 Its ecosystems contain distinct zones that host different kinds of habitats, Marine organisms

Coral Reef: Reefs life and oceanic processes create opportunities for the exchange of seawater, sediments, nutrients, and marine life. 2560x1600 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1600 Reefs life and oceanic processes create opportunities for the exchange of seawater, sediments, nutrients, and marine life

Coral Reef: Most corals exist in waters less than 50 m deep. 2560x1600 HD Background.

2560x1600 Most corals exist in waters less than 50 m deep

Coral Reef: The reefs surrounding islands form when islands subside into the ocean, and atolls form when an island subsides below the surface of the sea. 2560x1440 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1440 The reefs surrounding islands form when islands subside into the ocean, and atolls form when an island subsides below the surface of the sea

Coral Reef: Made up of irregular patches of algae, sessile invertebrates, and bare rock and sand. 2560x1440 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1440 Made up of irregular patches of algae, sessile invertebrates, and bare rock and sand

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Coral Reef: Although corals exist both in temperate and tropical waters, shallow-water reefs form only in a zone extending from approximately 30 degrees N to 30 degrees S of the equator. 2560x1440 HD Wallpaper.

2560x1440 Although corals exist both in temperate and tropical waters, shallow-water reefs form only in a zone extending from approximately 30 degrees N to 30 degrees S of the equator

Coral Reef: Tropical corals do not grow at depths of over 50 meters. 1440x2560 HD Wallpaper.

1440x2560 Tropical corals do not grow at depths of over 50 meters

Coral Reef: Deep-water corals inhabit greater depths and colder temperatures at much higher latitudes, as far north as Norway, Although deep-water corals can form reefs, little is known about them. 1440x2560 HD Background.

1440x2560 Deep-water corals inhabit greater depths and colder temperatures at much higher latitudes, as far north as Norway, Although deep-water corals can form reefs, little is known about them

Coral Reef: Corals, Tropical Fishes, Colorful. 1440x2560 HD Background.

1440x2560 Corals, Tropical Fishes, Colorful

Coral Reef: Corals are seldom found along the coastline of South Asia—from the eastern tip of India to the Bangladesh and Myanmar borders. 1440x2560 HD Background.

1440x2560 Corals are seldom found along the coastline of South Asia—from the eastern tip of India to the Bangladesh and Myanmar borders

Coral Reef: When alive, corals are colonies of small animals embedded in calcium carbonate shells. 1440x2560 HD Wallpaper.

1440x2560 When alive, corals are colonies of small animals embedded in calcium carbonate shells

Coral Reef: Corals heads consist of accumulations of individual animals called polyps, arranged in diverse shapes. 1250x2690 HD Wallpaper.

1250x2690 Corals heads consist of accumulations of individual animals called polyps, arranged in diverse shapes

Coral Reef: Reef-building or hermatypic corals live only in the photic zone, the depth to which sufficient sunlight penetrates the water. 1250x2690 HD Wallpaper.

1250x2690 Reef-building or hermatypic corals live only in the photic zone, the depth to which sufficient sunlight penetrates the water

Coral Reef: Soft Yellow Corals, Underwater. 2100x1580 HD Background.

2100x1580 Soft Yellow Corals, Underwater

Coral Reef: Reefs grow as polyps and other organisms deposit calcium carbonate, the basis of corals, as a skeletal structure beneath and around themselves, pushing the corals head's top upwards and outwards. 1540x2050 HD Wallpaper.

1540x2050 Reefs grow as polyps and other organisms deposit calcium carbonate, the basis of corals, as a skeletal structure beneath and around themselves, pushing the corals head's top upwards and outwards

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Coral Reef: Turtle, Marine biology, Corals, Natural environment. 2100x1410 HD Background.

2100x1410 Turtle, Marine biology, Corals, Natural environment

Coral Reef: Waves, grazing fish, sea urchins, sponges, and other forces and organisms act as bioeroders, breaking down corals skeletons into fragments that settle into spaces in the reefs structure or form sandy bottoms in associated reefs lagoons. 2000x1400 HD Background.

2000x1400 Waves, grazing fish, sea urchins, sponges, and other forces and organisms act as bioeroders, breaking down corals skeletons into fragments that settle into spaces in the reefs structure or form sandy bottoms in associated reefs lagoons

Coral Reef: Typical shapes for corals species are named by their resemblance to terrestrial objects such as wrinkled brains, cabbages, table tops, antlers, wire strands, and pillars. 1920x1440 HD Background.

1920x1440 Typical shapes for corals species are named by their resemblance to terrestrial objects such as wrinkled brains, cabbages, table tops, antlers, wire strands, and pillars

Coral Reef: Corals are the most prodigious reef-builders. 1920x1440 HD Background.

1920x1440 Corals are the most prodigious reef-builders

Coral Reef: Around reefs, lagoons fill in with material eroded from the reef and the island, They become havens for marine life, providing protection from waves and storms. 1250x2210 HD Background.

1250x2210 Around reefs, lagoons fill in with material eroded from the reef and the island, They become havens for marine life, providing protection from waves and storms

Coral Reef: Marine invertebrates, Starfish, Underwater. 1130x2440 HD Background.

1130x2440 Marine invertebrates, Starfish, Underwater

Coral Reef: Reefs recycle nutrients, which happens much less in the open ocean. 1130x2440 HD Background.

1130x2440 Reefs recycle nutrients, which happens much less in the open ocean

Coral Reef: In reefs and lagoons, producers include phytoplankton, as well as seaweed and coralline algae, especially small types called turf algae, which pass nutrients to corals. 1130x2440 HD Background.

1130x2440 In reefs and lagoons, producers include phytoplankton, as well as seaweed and coralline algae, especially small types called turf algae, which pass nutrients to corals

Coral Reef: Many corals extend their tentacles at night to catch zooplankton that pass near. 2000x1280 HD Background.

2000x1280 Many corals extend their tentacles at night to catch zooplankton that pass near

Coral Reef: Sponges live in crevices in the reefs, They are efficient filter feeders, and in the Red Sea they consume about 60% of the phytoplankton that drifts by. 1080x2280 HD Background.

1080x2280 Sponges live in crevices in the reefs, They are efficient filter feeders, and in the Red Sea they consume about 60% of the phytoplankton that drifts by

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Coral Reef: The color of corals depends on the combination of brown shades provided by their zooxanthellae and pigmented proteins produced by the corals themselves. 1920x1280 HD Background.

1920x1280 The color of corals depends on the combination of brown shades provided by their zooxanthellae and pigmented proteins produced by the corals themselves

Coral Reef: Waves breaking on the extremely rough edges of corals disrupt the boundary layer, allowing the corals access to passing nutrients. 1920x1280 HD Wallpaper.

1920x1280 Waves breaking on the extremely rough edges of corals disrupt the boundary layer, allowing the corals access to passing nutrients

Coral Reef: Deep nutrient-rich water entering reefs through isolated events may have significant effects on temperature and nutrient systems. 1920x1200 HD Background.

1920x1200 Deep nutrient-rich water entering reefs through isolated events may have significant effects on temperature and nutrient systems

Coral Reef: Water can pass through reefs in various ways, including current rings, surface waves, internal waves, and tidal changes. 1920x1200 HD Background.

1920x1200 Water can pass through reefs in various ways, including current rings, surface waves, internal waves, and tidal changes

Coral Reef: Reefs often depend on surrounding habitats, such as seagrass meadows and mangrove forests, for nutrients. 1920x1200 HD Background.

1920x1200 Reefs often depend on surrounding habitats, such as seagrass meadows and mangrove forests, for nutrients

Coral Reef: Underwater, Tropical Fish, Corals. 1920x1200 HD Background.

1920x1200 Underwater, Tropical Fish, Corals

Coral Reef: Seagrass and mangroves supply dead plants and animals that are rich in nitrogen and serve to feed fish and animals from the reefs by supplying wood and vegetation. 1920x1200 HD Wallpaper.

1920x1200 Seagrass and mangroves supply dead plants and animals that are rich in nitrogen and serve to feed fish and animals from the reefs by supplying wood and vegetation

Coral Reef: Form some of the world's most productive ecosystems, providing complex and varied marine habitats that support a wide range of other organisms. 1920x1110 HD Wallpaper.

1920x1110 Form some of the world's most productive ecosystems, providing complex and varied marine habitats that support a wide range of other organisms

Coral Reef: Reefs are home to a variety of animals, including fish, seabirds, sponges, cnidarians, worms, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, sea squirts, sea turtles, and sea snakes. 1920x1080 Full HD Background.

1920x1080 Reefs are home to a variety of animals, including fish, seabirds, sponges, cnidarians, worms, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, sea squirts, sea turtles, and sea snakes

Coral Reef: Aside from humans, mammals are rare on reefs, with visiting cetaceans such as dolphins the main exception. 1920x1080 Full HD Background.

1920x1080 Aside from humans, mammals are rare on reefs, with visiting cetaceans such as dolphins the main exception

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Coral Reef: The significant number and diversity of hiding places in reefs are the most important factor causing the great diversity and high biomass of the organisms. 1920x1080 Full HD Wallpaper.

1920x1080 The significant number and diversity of hiding places in reefs are the most important factor causing the great diversity and high biomass of the organisms

Coral Reef: Reefs are chronically at risk of algal encroachment, Overfishing and excess nutrient supply from onshore can enable algae to outcompete and kill corals. 1920x1080 Full HD Background.

1920x1080 Reefs are chronically at risk of algal encroachment, Overfishing and excess nutrient supply from onshore can enable algae to outcompete and kill corals

Coral Reef: Over 4,000 species of fish inhabit reefs, Natural environment, Underwater. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Over 4,000 species of fish inhabit reefs, Natural environment, Underwater

Coral Reef: Healthy reefs can produce up to 35 tons of fish per square kilometer each year, but damaged reefs produce much less. 1920x1080 Full HD Wallpaper.

1920x1080 Healthy reefs can produce up to 35 tons of fish per square kilometer each year, but damaged reefs produce much less

Coral Reef: Provides important habitats for seabird species, some endangered. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Provides important habitats for seabird species, some endangered

Coral Reef: Delivers ecosystem services to tourism, fisheries, and coastline protection. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Delivers ecosystem services to tourism, fisheries, and coastline protection

Coral Reef: About 500 million people benefit from ecosystem services provided by reefs. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 About 500 million people benefit from ecosystem services provided by reefs

Coral Reef: Protect shorelines by absorbing wave energy, and many small islands would not exist without reefs. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 Protect shorelines by absorbing wave energy, and many small islands would not exist without reefs

Coral Reef: Corals, Underwater life, Marine biology. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 Corals, Underwater life, Marine biology

Coral Reef: Can reduce wave energy by 97%, helping to prevent loss of life and property damage, Coastal and oceanic landforms. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Can reduce wave energy by 97%, helping to prevent loss of life and property damage, Coastal and oceanic landforms

Coral Reef: Coastlines protected by reefs are more stable in terms of erosion than those without. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Coastlines protected by reefs are more stable in terms of erosion than those without

Coral Reef: Reefs can attenuate waves as well as or better than artificial structures designed for coastal defence such as breakwaters. 1920x1080 Full HD Background.

1920x1080 Reefs can attenuate waves as well as or better than artificial structures designed for coastal defence such as breakwaters

Coral Reef: Well-managed reefs have an average annual yield of 15 tons of seafood per square kilometer. 1920x1080 Full HD Background.

1920x1080 Well-managed reefs have an average annual yield of 15 tons of seafood per square kilometer

Coral Reef: Efforts to expand the size and number of reefs generally involve supplying substrate to allow more corals to find a home. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 Efforts to expand the size and number of reefs generally involve supplying substrate to allow more corals to find a home

Coral Reef: Made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals called polyps. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 Made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals called polyps

$Coral Reef: Reefs provide a large fraction of Earth's biodiversity—they have been called “the rain forests of the seas”. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.$

1080x1920 Reefs provide a large fraction of Earth's biodiversity—they have been called “the rain forests of the seas”

Coral Reef: Important ocean habitats, Marine life. 1080x1920 Full HD Wallpaper.

1080x1920 Important ocean habitats, Marine life

Coral Reef: Scientists estimate that 25 percent of all marine species live in and around reefs, making them one of the most diverse habitats in the world. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Scientists estimate that 25 percent of all marine species live in and around reefs, making them one of the most diverse habitats in the world

Coral Reef: Reefs provide a variety of economic benefits, including recreational activities, tourism, coastal protection, habitat for commercial fisheries, and preservation of marine ecosystems. 1080x1920 Full HD Background.

1080x1920 Reefs provide a variety of economic benefits, including recreational activities, tourism, coastal protection, habitat for commercial fisheries, and preservation of marine ecosystems