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Coral Reefs
Reef madness. Audobon, 98 (6), 24-26. Mann, K.H., & Lazier, J.R.N. (1991). Dynamics of marine ecosystems. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Marshall, A. T. (1996). Calcification in hermatypic and ahermatypic corals. Science, 271(5249), 637-639. McWilliam, F. (1997, March). Turning the tide. Geograhpical Magazine, 69(3), 18-19. Merritts, D., DeWet, A., & Menking, K. (1998). Environmental ...
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References - Ahermatypic, Hermatypic What does it all mean?
What does it all mean? A Brief Introduction To Fish Anatomy Beau Crowley What are corals? The term coral has several different dictations, but most commonly it refers to the order ... sediments and this affects visibility, which in turn affects water clarity and light availability. Most hermatypic corals require light for photosynthesis of the zooxanthellae that are contained within the tissues. The ...
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CHAMP - What are Coral Reefs? - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Coral_glossary.html [top] What is a coral reef? Coral reefs are wave-resistant structures resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms. -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. "Glossary of Coral Reef Terminology." URL: http ...
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Hawai'i Coral Reef Network -- References
Coral Reefs 12: 223-233. Grigg, R. W. and J. E. Maragos. 1974. Recolonization of hermatypic corals on submerged lava flows in Hawaii. Ecology 55: 387-395. Grigg, R. W. 1983. ... : 121-132. Ducklow, H. and R. Mitchell (1979). "Observations on naturally and artificially diseased tropical corals: A scanning electron microscope study." Microbial Ecology 5: 215-223. Dustan, P. (1977). "Vitality of reef ...
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Coral reefs of Hawai'i
Unfortunately, nearshore coral reefs often receive the brunt of these impacts. Because corals contain internal microscopic plants called zooxanthellae, they receive much of their energy from sunlight via ... Coral Reefs, 14:253-266. Grigg, R. W. and J. E. Maragos. 1974. Recolonization of hermatypic corals on submerged lava flows in Hawaii. Ecology 55: 387-395. Hunter, C. L. 1995. ...
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Reporter's Tip Sheet #6
In Jakarta Bay, chronic sediment pollution and eutrophication has caused average coral cover to diminish from ... Action Plan. Veron, J.E.N. 1992. Conservation of biodivesity: A critical time for the hermatypic corals of Japan. Coral Reefs 11:13-21. SOUTHEAST ASIA AND EAST ASIA CONTACTS Dr ...
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CRC Reef Research Centre
They have an internal limestone skeleton. Soft corals (Order = Alcyonacea) have eight tentacles on their polyps. They are soft or leathery in texture and ... they are generally not able to contribute as much to building reefs as hermatypic corals. Common names for corals refer to their colony shape. These include massive, staghorn or branching, plating, ...
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11ICRS: Mini-Symposium 11 - From Molecules to Moonbeams: How is Reproductive Timing Regulated in Coral Reef Organisms?
GILMOUR, Andrew BAIRD 316 Monday July 7, 2008 17:15 - 17:30 Sexual reproduction of hermatypic corals along the Mexican Pacific Coast Eugenio CARPIZO-ITUARTE*, Hector REYES-BONILLA, Amilcar CUPUL MAGAA ... 10:15 - 10:30 Global patterns and environmental controls of sexual reproduction in scleractinian reef corals Peter HARRISON* 316 Tuesday July 8, 2008 10:30 - 10:45 Solar insolation drives reproductive ...
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Coral Reefs
Today we know of more than 700 species of hermatypic (reef-building) coral. Brain, star, starlet, and elkhorn coral are some examples. These coral reefs ... most common inhabitants are the zooxanthellae algae, the most prevalent type of algae. They allow hard corals to build their stony homes by assisting them in the production of calcium carbonate. Many ...
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Evolution, Mass Extinctions, and Mass Speciations
Fossils of marine mammals (Cetaceans), such as whales and dolphins, certain (Hermatypic) corals, and shellfish (bivalve molluscs and benthic foraminifera) disclose that the newer, more advanced species are found in the tropics, while the higher the latitude -- the further from the ...
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