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Coral Reefs
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Where are Coral Reefs Located?
- Coral reefs are located in tropical oceans near the equator. This website tells all of the interesting information about where to find coral reefs.
Reviewer: K. Mortensen 
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Hawai'i Coral Reef Network
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- The mission of the Hawai'i Coral Reef Network is to foster education and research on coral reefs by facilitating communication among the environmental, scientific, governmental, and public communities and to enhance the conservation of coral reefs throug...
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More About Coral Reefs
- Coral reefs are found only in shallow, warm water. The water temperature is usually constant year round. The reef is made up of thousands of corals. When a coral dies, it leaves its skeleton of calcium carbonate behind.
Reviewer: K. Mortensen
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The Coral Reef Ecology Home Page
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- Information on coral reefs including coral anatomy, reproduction, feeding, and diseases. Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive communities on Earth. They are found in the warm, clear, shallow waters of tropical oceans worldwide. Reefs have...
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Threats to Coral Reefs
- Touching Reefs, even slightly, can harm them. Boats and dropped anchors can cause severe damage to these fragile ecosystems. Frequent human contact kills the reefs over time.
Reviewer: K. Mortensen
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Protect Our Coral Reefs
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- learn how all coral reefs support life by exploring these in Hawai'i. Along the way, check out great photos and videos including a wide variety of marine life! From a ThinkQuest Jr. team.
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Coral Reefs
- This site is part of Ocean World's home site and provides excellent links to other resources about coral reefs. This page has a beautiful photograph with quotations regarding the fragility of reefs and the need for their protection.
Source/Host: OceanWorld | Addresses: images | Reviewer: D. Beasley
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ReefBase - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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- A global database on coral reefs, ReefBase, is being released in June/July, 1996 by the Manila-based International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). The ReefBase Version 1.0 CD-ROM is the preliminary result of our efforts to summari...
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Reefs of the Gulf -- A Submarine Grand Tour
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- On-line headquarters for NR-1 submarine's research cruise of coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Reefs of the Gulf is your on-line headquarters for a tour of the submarine world in the Gulf of Mexico from May 2-22, 1998. You'll be aboard the NR-1, the U.S....
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Corals of Oman
- Reef corals are one of the simplest multicellular life forms, but they provide some of the most distinctive and beautiful structures to be found in nature. By their growth and reproduction, corals form the building blocks of one of nature's most beautiful...
Reviewer: J. Nicol
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