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Coral Reef Protection | Habitat Protection | US EPA
Coral Reefs Coral Conservation Charting a Course Toward Diagnostic Monitoring: A Continuing Review of Coral Reef Attributes and a Research Strategy for Creating Coral Reef Indexes of Biotic Integrity Development of Biological Criteria for Coral ...
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Coral Reefs
They also find their food there. Algae, sponges, clams, and many species of fish are among the organisms that live on coral reefs. Coral reefs are home to so many types of organisms that they are often called the "tropical rainforest of the ocean.” A loss in coral reef habitat can lead ...
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Eco-Pros Coral Communities
Coral Communities Eco-Pros Environmental Education on the Web CORAL COMMUNITIES Coral Communities Endangered Reefs Artificial Reefs Reef Resources Coral reefs are among the ocean's most complex and biologically diverse marine ecosystems. They ... sometimes described as a chain of coral, rocks, or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water. In some reefs, coral may actually make up less than half ...
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CHAMP - FAQ - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Coral Reefs and Commerce How much are coral reefs actually worth? How important are coral reefs to commercial and sport fishing? How does the marine aquarium industry affect coral reefs? Coral Reefs ...
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CHAMP - What are Coral Reefs? - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
How fast do coral reefs grow? Or Select Another FAQ Topic: What Are Coral Reefs? Coral Reef Biology Coral Reefs & Governments Coral Reefs & Private Organizations Coral Reefs, Schools, & Higher Learning Coral Reef Research Coral Reefs & Commerce Coral Reefs & the Internet What is a coral? Coral ...
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Coral Siltation References
Coral Reefs 5: 117-125. Larcombe, P. W., K.J. (1999). “Increased sediment supply to the Great Barrier Reef will not increase sediment accumulation at most coral reefs.” Coral Reefs 18: 163-169. Larcombe, P. W., K.J. (1999). “Terrigenous sediments as influences upon Holcene nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia ...
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CHAMP - Coral Disease Identification and Information - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Coral Reefs 19 (1): 69-74 Edmunds PJ (1991). 'Extent and effect of black band disease on Caribbean reefs.' Coral Reefs 10 (3): 161-165 Feingold J (1988). 'Ecological studies of a cyanobacterial infection on a Caribbean sea plume Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Coelenterata:Octocorallia)'. Proc 6th International Coral ...
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Coral reefs of Hawai'i
Young reefs were characterized by a low abundance (or bottom cover) of coral, which consisted primarily of the highly branched cauliflower coral or ko’a (Pocillopora meandrina). On older reefs, coral cover was higher, and other species had colonized and increased in abundance such as the massive lobe coral or puna ...
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NOAA International Year of the Coral Reef 1997
Coral Reef 1997 Coral Reefs -- Rain Forests of the Sea "Pollution, overfishing, and overuse have put many of our unique reefs at risk. Their disappearance would ... Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a partnership of nations and organizations to protect and sustainably use fragile coral reef resources world-wide. Why should we care about coral reefs? Coral reefs are important to our future. Reefs ...
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Welcome | Coral Reef Alliance
Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), the only international organization working exclusively to save coral reefs. CORAL provides education, tools, and inspiration to help local communities become passionate environmental stewards for the reefs ...
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