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Coral Reefs
Most coral species require temperatures between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius. If the water temperature moves outside the range for long periods ... because of ozone depletion have also been investigated as possible causes or contributing factors to coral bleaching. Major bleaching events occurred in 1982-1983, 1987, and 1995-1996. The 1995-1996 ...
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Eco-Pros Coral Communities
This happens from layers and layers of millions of coral skeletons becoming encrusted together to form hard limestone structures. Many South Pacific islands were built ... approximately 1,400 miles (2,300 kilometres). There are other kinds of coral besides stony coral. The Precious Coral species form internal skeletons, and this hard substance can be polished into ...
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ECO-PROS Biodiversity - Species
Museum of Natural History, 1/29/03) Scientists Find New Coral Species "Scientists have discovered a new species of brushy coral that flames like a white and pink Christmas tree hundreds of ... may be classified as 'Vulnerable' under the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List criteria for species of conservation concern. Although they are not thought to be under immediate threat, the development of ...
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CHAMP - Coral Spawning - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Each branch or boulder is made up of hundreds to thousands of individual coral polyps – little animals that build the stony structures they live on – bit by bit. Such ... 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 ...
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CHAMP - Coral Reef Biology - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
The brilliant and beautiful topography of reefs provides superior refuge for hundreds of thousands of species, which utilize reef habitat for protection, living substrate, and food. Every nook, cranny, cavern, and ... tissue at a rate of a few millimeters per day leaving dead coral skeleton behind. Different coral species seem to have varying susceptibility to Black-band disease. Massive brain and star ...
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Coral Siltation References
Hodgson, G. (1993). Sedimentation damage to reef corals. Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazard, and History, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Universityof Miami. Hubbard ... M. (1995). Effects of turbidity on the photosynthesis and respiration of two South Florida reef coral species. Bulletin of Marine Science 57(2): 527-539. van Katwijk, M. M., Meier, N ...
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Coral Reef Protection | Habitat Protection | US EPA
Various coral species tend to be segregated into characteristic zones on a reef, separated out by ... credit: Charles Lobue, EPA Region 2, New York, New York Second photo: Close-up of coral polyps with tentacles extended. Photo credit: Charles Lobue, EPA Region 2, New York, New York ...
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Eleutherodactylus coqui (Amphibians-Frogs) - HEAR species info
Big Island with much smaller and, fortunately, eradicable populations on Maui, Oahu and Kauai." Species description or overview The Puerto Rican Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas 1966) Information on taxonomy, identification, ... ], 22 November 2006) Kiai Na Ku Moku O Maui Nui: newsletter of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (Fall 2006) The Fall 2006 issue of Kiai Na Ku Moku O Maui Nui-- ...
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Species Information - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
Mammal Stock Assessment Reports Recovery Planning Status Reviews U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered 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: NOAA's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Chum salmon: NOAA How You Can ...
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Topic Area: Marine Park Management and TACs in Coral Harvest
Because TACs have not been modified to reflect the changes in the types of coral harvested, the current zones do not contain proportionate amounts of the desired corals, putting extreme ... Proposed remedies for the current situation have included lowering the TAC, species- and variety- specific quotas, roving leases and allowing coral harvest in all general-use zones (Harriott, 2001). While the ...
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