Coral reef ecosystems National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Coral polyps, the animals primarily responsible for building reefs, can take many forms: large reef building colonies, graceful flowing fans, and even small, solitary organisms. Thousands of species of corals have been discovered; some live in warm, shallow, tropical seas and others in the cold, dark depths of t
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Coral reefs: Essential and threatened
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Coral Reef Ecosystems Resource Collection
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Invisible engineers: Microbes and the sustainability of coral reef
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Tropical reefs under threat as tumour-like disease dysregulates coral metabolism
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How Pandemic-Related Closures Allowed Oahu's Hanauma Bay to Recover
Current Challenges in Biodiversity and Conservation, Volume 1
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Coral Reefs Resource Watch
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BioRock Technology
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Course:How Diving Tourism Affects the Health of Coral Reefs - UBC Wiki
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Understanding the conditions that foster coral reefs' caretaker fishes
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How Pandemic-Related Closures Allowed Oahu's Hanauma Bay to Recover
Current Challenges in Biodiversity and Conservation, Volume 1
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Cnidaria: Stinging Cells and Wacky Reproduction
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Hawaii's coral reefs are in peril. What researchers are doing to