In: Status of coral reefs of the World: 2004 (ed.Wilkinson, C.). Pp 235–276. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. United Nations Environment Programme-World ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...

Before Charles Darwin came up with his famous theory about evolution, he proposed a theory of how coral reefs and atolls formed. Some of the specimens he collected to support his theory are now cared ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save nearly 3,000 lives and prevent over $391 million in annual property damage and economic losses ...

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), which NOAA co-chairs, and its international members are broadly sharing and already applying resilience-based management actions and lessons learned ...