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- What are corals? - ICRI
What are corals? Anatomy of a polyp (Source: NOAA) Coral biology Corals are invertebrate animals belonging to a large group of colourful and fascinating animals called Cnidaria Other animals in this group that you may have seen in rock pools or on the beach include jelly fish and sea anemones
- IMPACTS OF SUNSCREENS ON CORAL REEFS
he corals to different contaminants The potential risk posed to the corals due to this exposure was evaluated using currently available published information on mortality (LC50) and deformity (EC50) of coral planulae (Downs et al , 2014, 2015), as well as bleaching in hard corals due to exposure to UV filters (Da
- THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippines has extensive and diverse coastal and nearshore habitats that support an extremely high diversity of species and an estimated 25% of the country’s fisheries production5 Its coral reefs are the second most extensive in Southeast Asia and contain 600 species of hard coral, with the Sulu Sea ecoregion having the highest diversity of corals globally6 The Philippines also
- Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are the marine equivalent to rainforests They cover about 0 1% of the ocean floor, but support about a third of all life in our oceans Unsurprisingly, and very much similar to rainforests, humans have valued coral reefs as a source of food and novel resources for drugs, as barrier to storms and floods and as a recreational space, long before appreciating them for their ecological
- THE CORAL REEFS OF EGYPT - International Coral Reef Initiative
Divers encompass a small area so that number of divers per unit area within the site is high and corals at these sites are thus more susceptible to damage Observations of the divers showed high frequencies of behaviors that potentially damage the coral reef in use
- Methods of farming sexually propagated corals and outplanting for coral . . .
In farming corals, we use a “conditioned” substrate that is maintained in the sea for 4–8 weeks with the surface covered in coralline al-gae and biofilm to enhance settlement of coral larvae (Column 4) The conditioned substrate may maintain its efect even after it is desiccat-ed for certain period
- The Coral Reef Economy - International Coral Reef Initiative
The business case for investment in the protection, preservation and enhancement of coral reef health
- Corals and Reefs for PDF - International Coral Reef Initiative
Issues relevant to coral reefs Among the largest threats to corals are siltation and eutrophication, caused by deforesta-tion and sewage and fertilizer runoff Eutrophication leads to increased growth of turf- and macroalgae, which compete with corals for space, shade smaller colonies and bind sedi-ment, which can lead to suffocation of corals
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