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Ecosystem Assessment Division
New Funding Opportunities Coral Reef Fisheries Management Coral Disease Corals and the Endangered Species Act Coral Reef Restoration Cold Water Corals Reading Room "Conserving the Nation's Living Marine ... research, mapping, monitoring, and protection of U.S. coral reef resources; Identifying cold-water coral resources and developing conservation measures to reduce adverse bottom fishing impacts; ...
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A SUCCESS Story - Interest in Deep-Sea Corals is Growing!! (03/25/03)
Deep-Sea Corals is Growing!! (03/25/03) A SUCCESS Story - Interest in Deep-Sea Corals is Growing!! This story entered on 25th ... highlighted deep-sea corals. The purpose of the two events was to raise the awareness on issues related to deep, cold-water corals to our leaders ... of the need to locate and learn more about deep-sea corals, as they are unique and fragile habitats that may serve as ...
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House Oceans Caucus Luncheon to Highlight Deep-Sea Corals!! (02/03/03)
House Oceans Caucus Luncheon to Highlight Deep-Sea Corals!! (02/03/03) International Cold Water Corals Workshop is a Success!! NOAA's Undersea Research Program - NURP This story entered on 3rd ... Program and the Office of Ocean Exploration). A special article was published regarding the Cold Water Corals Workshop in Science (January 10, 2003, volume 299, page 195). To see the article, click ...
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WWF - Coral reefs: tropical corals
About Our Oceans > Coasts > Coral reefs > Tropical corals Coasts Coral reefs Quick coral facts Coral reef ecology Tropical corals Cold-water corals Coral importance Coral threats Mangrove forests Marine About Our Oceans Coasts Open ocean Deep sea Problems Our Solutions News Publications What You Can Do Coral reefs: tropical corals ...
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UNEP/GRID-Arendal - Publications - In Dead Water - Seamounts and Continental Shelves - The Ocean's Unprotected Treasure Vaults
Seamounts can be home to cold-water corals, sponge beds and even hydrothermal vents communities. They provide shelter, feeding, spawning and nursery ... this `boom and bust' are the characteristics of many deep-water organisms: unlike their counterparts in traditional, shallow-water fishing grounds, the deep-sea fish targeted around seamounts are long ...
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UNEP/GRID-Arendal - Publications - In Dead Water - Coral Reefs
C) coral reefs, and shallow, warm water (21--30ŗC) coral reefs in tropical latitudes. Cold-water corals have been recorded in 41 countries ... depth to several thousand metres in the deep-sea. Living mostly in perpetual darkness, cold-water corals do not possess symbiotic, single-celled algae, and rely solely on zooplankton and detritus, ...
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Corals of Hawai'i
Corals of Hawai'i Corals of Hawai'i Family Pocilloporidae Pocillopora General description: branching colonies; calices crowded together on wart- ... and columella poorly developed; walls of terminal calices flare outward. Habitat: protected areas in shallow water. Pocillopora eydouxi - elkhorn coral Growth form: large (up to 80 cm) with thick, cylindrical, vertical ...
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Water
Water, water everywhere but just a little that is clean! Plunge into the world of water and learn more Water Water cycle Fresh water Rivers Ground water Glaciers Lakes Urban wetlands Water pollution Oil spills Health impact Corals Water ...
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Corals
Reef- building corals are generally found at depths of less than 46 m, where there is sunlight and clear water through which the sunlight penetrates better. Reef-building corals, along with ... recover effectively from physical disturbance or temporary pollution events provided the water quality is generally high. For example, the corals in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, for the most part recovered from ...
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Conservation International - Corals
Why Are Healthy Coral Reefs Important? Corals are quickly affected by changes in the environment. Pollution or subtle changes in water temperature -- due to climate change or industrial ... algae get a safe place to live within the corals. Because coral reefsĀ are composed largely of corals' hard skeletons, changing water acidity from increasing carbon dioxide levels and pollution can ...
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