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Atlas: Coral Reefs
Documents threats to coral reefs in regions throughout the
Middle East, the Indian Ocean, East Asia, the Pacific and
the tropical Americas. Pollution, sewage, erosion, cyanide
fishing, and badly run tourism are among factors considered
responsible for the decline in reefs.
Australian
Institute of Marine Science
Aims to generate and transfer the knowledge to support the
sustainable use and protection of the marine environment
through innovative, world class scientific and technological
research. Site includes feature articles, journal of research
vessel cruises, resource material for schools and an information
portal.
Bermuda
Biological Station for Research
Highlights current research initiatives, covering a range
of topics relating to aspects of Bermuda's environment,
including oceanography, human health, and marine biodiversity.
Also offers press releases, annual reports, access to the
online journal 'Currents', virtual tours, education and
employment options and details of the weather situation.
Centre
for Marine Studies
In addition to educational programs, this site from the
University of Queensland describes ongoing research programs
in Marine Biology and Biodiscovery, Coastal Zone Management,
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Parasitology, Marine Botany and
Coastal Plant Communities and
Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems, which includes coral
bleaching.
Coral
Reef
Information on mapping, monitoring, and research initiatives
to reduce reef decline caused by pollution, overfishing,
and overuse. Includes a collection of photographs taken
of reefs in the Caribbean, the Pacific the Red Sea and details
of the Great American Fish Count.
Coral
Reef Animals of the World
Collection of information about anemones, mushroom anemones,
soft and stony corals, tridacna, clams, and zoanthids. Images
cover a description of each species, details of their care
and feeding and a series of pictures illustrating different
varieties.
Coral
Reef Information System
NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is designed
to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information
and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's
Coral Reef Conservation Program.
Coral
Reef Protection
US-EPA site provides information about coral reef ecology
and protection and related scholarly and environmental conservation
activities.
Fish-FAQ
A list of answers to common questions posed to the US National
Marine Fisheries Service. Covers fish species, classification,
survival, dangerous sea creatures and a range of other marine
animals such as lobsters, crabs, clams, sea turtles and
whales. Many educational pages and also provides links to
sets of marine life and oceanographic facts.
Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
GBRMPA is the principal adviser to the Australian Government
on the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park, a World Heritage site. Site provides extensive information
services including mapping of seabed biodiversity.
Introduction
to Coral Reefs
Essay with bibliography on coral reefs, covering coral anatomy,
zooxanthellae, coral feeding, reproduction, diseases and
bleaching, human-caused threats to coral reefs, common Caribbean
corals and animals associated with coral reefs.
Marine
Biology Web
Comprehensive reference list that covers; functional marine
biology, ecological processes in marine systems, reproduction
and larval ecology, marine environments, speciation, biodiversity
and community processes, applied marine biology and conservation,
organisation reference lists,
regional reference lists.
Tropical
Marine Science Institute
National University of Singapore site, the TMRI aims to
be a centre of excellence for research and development in
tropical marine science, to provide postgraduate level teaching
and research opportunities in marine science, to be a regional/international
training centre for tropical marine science and to build
the core capability to become a national resource centre
in tropical marine science in order to pre-position Singapore
to derive economic benefits from exploitation of the resultant
technologies. Details regarding ongoing research provided. |
