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coral reef
coral reef A massive, wave-resistant structure, built largely by coral (see
CORALS), and consisting of skeletal and chemically precipitated material. Coral reefs extend over an area of more than 175 × 10
6 km
2 in tropical and subtropical seas, being best developed where the mean annual temperature is 23–5°C; they do not develop significantly at less than 18°C. Surface illumination is important and reefs do not grow in regions of high sedimentation, their skeletal formation depending on the activity of symbiotic algae and
zooxanthellae.
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT:TIMOTHY R.E. KEENEY
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Administration (NOAA) to coral reef conservation authorized by the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000...Department of Commerce. Coral reefs, often called the...percentage of shallow reef area mapped by NOAA increasing...basic information about coral reef ...
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS LAND:KACKY ANDREWS TRANSFER
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...decline in the health of many coral reef ecosystems globally...example, staghorn and elkhorn corals, once the dominant shallow-water corals in Florida and the Caribbean...2006. They were the first coral species to be listed under...Species Act. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring ...
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS LAND:EVANGELINE D. LUJAN TRANSFER
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 2/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...and culturally. The Importance of Coral Reefs Coral reefs are among the most diverse, biologically...called rainforests of the sea, coral reefs provide economic and environmental...interest in protecting its coral reef ecosystems. The area of coral ecosystems...
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Coral reefs: A diminishing resource
Magazine article from: Sea Technology; 8/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...time is running out. Types of Coral Reefs Coral reefs represent the accumulation of calcium carbonate produced by corals and other calcium-secreting...such as coralline algae. A coral reef system can be defined as those...
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Coral reef mapping project completed.
Newspaper article from: XPRESS (United Arab Emirates); 6/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...loss and degradation of coral reefs," she said. Coral reefs offer a barrier against...surrounded by coral reef were had suffered less...The Arabian Gulf reefs are very much alive...biologically important coral reef resources of the southern...the Arabian Gulf's ...
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION:TIMOTHY R.E. KEENEY
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...decline in the health of many coral reef ecosystems globally...example, staghorn and elkhorn corals, once the dominant shallow- water corals in Florida and the Caribbean...2006; they were the first coral species to be listed under...Species Act. The Global Coral Reef ...
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT:MICHAEL L. HAM
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...which can protect their reefs. Hawaii has relatively few species of corals, but they comprise...square kilometers of coral reef, but more than five...visible attempts to see coral reef ecosystems as a separate...particular species of corals were listed. The first...managing ...
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Coral Reefs.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 4/30/1999; 700+ words
; Coral reefs are often called the "rainforests of the sea." Do you know why? Both coral reefs and rainforests are ecosystems...have not discovered them all! Where Do Corals Grows? Coral reefs are like busy underwater cities...
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CORAL REEF CONSERVATION:DAVID B. COHEN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...the Interior`s coral reef conservation...United States Coral Reef Task Force. Executive...Order 13089 on coral reefs establishes the...agencies involved in coral reef conservation would...on injured coral reefs. Let me first provide...only States with ...
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CORAL REEFS ARE INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO ANGRY OCEANS; STUDY PREDICTS WHICH CORALS ARE AT GREATEST RISK
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...predict the survival of corals around the world when the...will have major effects on coral reefs, according to a paper...Shape and size of the corals are key variables, according to the authors. "Coral reef experts have long had a...
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Coral Reef
Book article from: Biology
...mere 2 cubic inches of coral reef. Were it not for the...dinoflagellates provide, the coral could not survive. Extent and Diversity Corals cover 242,000 square...miles) of ocean. Most reefs lie between 25 degrees...Fahrenheit). Less massive corals are found in colder...distinguish ...
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coral reefs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...deg;C). Corals are not the only...usually called a coral reef. Geologically, coral reefs are classified...Fringing reefs are coral platforms that...tide. Barrier reefs are separated...An atoll is a reef surrounding a...that fringing reefs formed as a ...
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Coral and Coral Reef
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...and Coral Reef Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems...other marine ecosystem. Coral reefs are located in warm...stimulate the growth of the reef organisms. The primary...invertebrate animals known as corals; corals secrete the...surface — for ...
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Corals and Coral Reefs
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Corals and Coral Reefs A coral reef is a structure...cross section of a reef shows that it is...generations of corals and that there...and animals. A coral cut in half would...supported by coral reefs are important to...colony. Types of Coral The more ...
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coral reef
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
coral reef A massive, wave-resistant structure, built largely by coral (see CORALS ), and consisting of skeletal and chemically precipitated material. Coral reefs extend over an area of more than 175...
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