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Why coral reefs are always referred to as tropical rain forests or oasis of the sea?

  1. Both thrive under nutrient-poor conditions in which nutrients are largely tied up in living matter

  2. Both exhibit very high levels of species diversity because of high productivity and high efficiency of energy utilization

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