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parrotfish
parrotfish common name for a member of the large family Scaridae, colorful reef fishes of warm seas, resembling the wrasses but of a larger size. Parrotfishes, also called pollyfishes, are so named for their powerful cutting-edged beaks, formed of fused incisorlike jaw teeth. With these they... Read more |
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Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. Composed of more than 2,800 individual reefs, the Great Barrier Reef is separated from the mainland by a shallow... Read more |
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coral reefs
coral reefs limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals , colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). The accumulation of skeletal material, broken and... Read more |
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Reef
Reef Rock band For the Record… Selected discography Sources Reef, from England’s West Country in Somerset, astounded even their staunchest fans in 1997 by attaining the number one position on the British charts with their second album, Glow. This feat was foreshadowed by two... Read more |
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atoll
atoll, a word derived from the Maldivian word atollon used to describe a ring of coral islets and reefs enclosing a shallow lagoon. They occur exclusively in the tropical seas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Charles Darwin first postulated that atolls form initially on the summits of volcanoes as... Read more |
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reef knot
reef knot, a square knot formed of two half hitches in which the ends always fall in line with the outer parts. It is used when it is required to join two pieces of rope, particularly if they are of an equal thickness, and, of course, when tying reef-points. It is one of the commonest and most... Read more |
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Saving parrotfish key to survival of Caribbean reefs: Study
...are not taken to save parrotfish and the herbivorous...results. Along with parrotfish, this grazing urchin...coral to grow. Parrotfish are now the sole...future for coral reefs, particularly in...parrotfish and help reef regeneration, and... |
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TO SAVE A REEF.(monitoring activities off the shores of southern Florida)
...electric blue parrotfish; a slack...health of the reef tract--a...necklace of coral reefs that arcs along...discovered in Florida reef waters. I quickly...problems facing the reefs, one must understand...they can do to save the resource. Reefs thrive on the...water kills ... |
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Climate goal may be too little too late to save coral reefs
...Mark Eakin, a coral reef specialist at the U...700-mile Mesoamerican reef that runs along Mexico...out, rainbow-colored reefs are turned into pale...well as overfishing of parrotfish and other species that...percent of the coral reefs are alive, down from...coordinates a Mesoamerican ... |
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'FISHY LAWNMOWERS' HELP SAVE PACIFIC CORALS
...release: Can fish save coral reefs from...yet some coral reefs recover. UC Santa...the health of coral reefs in the South Pacific...to protection by parrotfish and surgeonfish that...the protection of reefs that shelter juvenile...the Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological... |
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FISHY LAWNMOWERS' HELP SAVE PACIFIC CORALS.
...Barbara: Can fish save coral reefs from...yet some coral reefs recover. UCSB researchers...the health of coral reefs in the South Pacific...to protection by parrotfish and surgeonfish that...the protection of reefs that shelter juvenile...the Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term ... |
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'Fishy lawnmowers' help save Pacific corals.
...Calif. -- Can fish save coral reefs from...yet some coral reefs recover. UCSB researchers...the health of coral reefs in the South Pacific...to protection by parrotfish and surgeonfish that...the protection of reefs that shelter juvenile...the Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term ... |
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Georgia Tech Team Heads below Water for Coral Reef Research.
...study how to save threatened coral reefs. The 85-ton...seafloor at Conch Reef, about three...including parrotfish and surgeonfish...growth on coral reefs. Scientists...coral cover of reefs by 80 percent...and make coral reef observations... |
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Fish help coral coral reefs recover
...14 -- Can fish save coral reefs from...to protection by parrotfish and surgeonfish that...Conversely, the reefs surrounding Moorea...know why Moorea's reefs seem to act differently than other reefs," said Tom Adam...herbivores on the reef -- fish and other... |
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Marine reserves can protect coral reefs from destruction
...Marine reserves could save the endangered coral reefs from further ecological...native fish, such as parrotfish, were protected from...benefit coral'. "Coral reefs are unique ecosystems...legislation that protects parrotfish," he said. Published... |
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One man's swamp is a fish's nursery: the ear bones of fish provide clues to...
...magnificent coral reefs and the rainbows...diligently scour the reef for every fish on...main show on coral reefs going? Mangroves...such as snappers, parrotfish, and barracuda...juvenile coral reef fish are well-fed...Unfortunately, we can't save all the mangroves... |
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