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Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs Skip Navigation Hydrosphere Coral reefs thrive in clear tropical and semitropical ocean water. Most coral species require temperatures between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius. If the water temperature moves outside the range for long periods, the coral will be harmed, and the coral polyps might die. The coral ...
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Eco-Pros Coral Communities
There are other kinds of coral besides stony coral. The Precious Coral species form internal skeletons, and this hard substance can be polished into jewelry. Some coral grow in colder water, but they only grow in small groups. Some small patches of coral ...
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ECO-PROS Biodiversity - Species
Coral Species "Scientists have discovered a new species of brushy coral that flames like a white and pink Christmas tree hundreds of feet below the Channel Islands." (ENN, 2/10/05) New Species ...
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CHAMP - Coral Spawning - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Also, with such high numbers, there is a higher chance that male and female gametes of the same species ... gametes synchronously, there is a greater possibility that many different genetic combinations of a single coral species may form. This genetic diversity is an advantage when environmental conditions change and corals are ...
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CHAMP - Coral Reef Biology - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Coral Reefs & Commerce Coral Reefs & the Internet What plants and animals are found on and near coral reefs? Coral reefs are home to more than one quarter of all the known marine fish species ... the killed coral tissue to grow and proliferate. The visible "black-band" moves across living coral tissue at a rate of a few millimeters per day leaving dead coral skeleton behind. Different coral species ...
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Coral Siltation References
Third International Coral Reef Symposium, University of Miami, Florida. Stafford-Smith, M. G. O., R.F.G. (1992). “Sediment-rejection mechaisms of 42 species of Australian Scleractinian ... species of Australian scleractinian corals.” Marine Biology 115: 229-243. Telesnicki, G. J. G., W.M. (1995). “Effects of turbidity on the photosynthesis and respiration of two South Florida reef coral species ...
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Coral Reef Protection | Habitat Protection | US EPA
Different species of coral build structures of various sizes and shapes ("brain corals," "fan corals," etc.), creating amazing diversity and complexity in the coral reef ecosystem. Various coral species tend to be segregated into characteristic zones on a reef, separated out by competition with other species and by environmental ...
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Eleutherodactylus coqui (Amphibians-Frogs) - HEAR species info
Frogs) - HEAR species info Eleutherodactylus coqui (Amphibians-Frogs) coqui (frog) HEAR home > species info > vertebrates > Eleutherodactylus coqui (Amphibians-Frogs) (hints) Featured items Species description or overview Identification Taxonomy ... Description of USGS's research on remote sensing coral reefs in Hawaii. Contains links to many other coral reef sites. Coqui frog colonies spread across ...
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Species Information - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
Species Program Marine Mammals Marine Turtles Marine & Anadromous Fish Marine Invertebrates & Plants Photo Credits North Atlantic right whale: NOAA Green turtle: Peter Bennett & Ursula Keuper-Bennett Staghorn coral ...
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Topic Area: Marine Park Management and TACs in Coral Harvest
Great Barrier Reef is recognized under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), which currently prohibits the export of coral, promoting a solely domestic market for coral ... included lowering the TAC, species- and variety- specific quotas, roving leases and allowing coral harvest in all general-use zones (Harriott, 2001). While the coral harvest is currently at ...
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