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- Action Atlas: Coral Reefs - The plight of the planet's coral reefsand how you can help.
www.motherjones.com/coral_reef
- Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute - This Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) website is intended to advise, educate and promote action on your part to become involved in the management of Belize's wealth of coastal resources.
www.coastalzonebelize.org
- Charonia Research - Detailed information about the interactions among the Triton snail, the Crown-of-Thorns starfish, other coral reef organisms, and humans.
www.omnicom.com.au/charonia/charhome.htm
- Coral Magazine - A quarterly video magazine of coral reefs. Includes ecology, descriptions, identification, free photos, filming techniques, and even a short quiz. Coral and shells are featured.
www.corals.org
- Coral Realm - This ThinkQuest Project includes an enormous amount of information on Corals and includes a comprehensive database.
library.advanced.org/25713
- Coral Reef Decline - Paper on the ecological background of coral reef decline.
users.crosspaths.net/~sunny/coral_reef_paper.html
- Coral Reef Fish - Research on tropical, coral reef fish. List of publications, database of collections by species, otolith studies.
www.coralreeffish.com
- Coral Reef Monitoring for Climate Change Impacts - Website has information from a workshop on monitoring protocols for assessing the health of coral reefs in the Caribbean region.
www.cpacc.org/ifownframe.htm
- Coral Reef Systems - Survey of the geology and ecology of reefs.
rmocfis.uprm.edu/~morelock/corgeol.htm
- CORAL:The Coral Reef Alliance - Membership organization that works to address the worldwide problem of coral reef destruction. They focus on educating divers and the general public about the problems facing coral reefs, and also provide funding and technical support for coral reef conservation around the world.
www.coral.org
- CoralRealm Marine Life Databases - Coral Realm is all about coral reef marine life. Site features a database of more than 1000 reef fish, sharks and rays searchable by common, science or family name. Travel logs and dive travel planning are also part of Coral Realm.
www.coralrealm.com
- CRC Reef Research Center (Australia) - Supports reef research and outreach programs, with an emphasis on science-based development of reef-friendly industry, government regulations and planning. Focus is on Great Barrier Reef.
www.reef.crc.org.au
- Cybereef - Takes you on a virtual diving adventure to some of the most beautiful reefs in the world. Featuring the marine images of Jean and Phil Slosberg, the spotlight is turned upon the small and unusual citizens of the reef. Enjoy macro photography of interesting critters and learn more about their behavior and habitat.
www.cybereef.com/index.html
- Environmental Intelligence - This site has examples of mapping Hawaiian coral reefs and mangrove using hyperspectral imaging.
www.ultraspectral.com
- Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary - Savannah, Georgia, USA. This page describes Gray's Reef research, educational programs, and current activities at the Sanctuary.
www.graysreef.nos.noaa.gov
- Hawai'i Coral Reef Network - 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 through stewardship.
www.coralreefnetwork.com
- Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program - The Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program was created during 1997-98 by leading coral reef researcers, managers and educators in Hawaii to increase the ability to manage coral reef habitat in Hawaii.
cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/default.asp
- Hawaii Coral Reef Bibliography - Bibliographic reference data base of surveys, studies, technical reports, and atlases on physical oceanography, biology, taxonomy, water quality, ecology, and reef resources for the main Hawaiian Islands.
home.hawaii.rr.com/cpie/CoralReefBib.html
- NOAA Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHANP) - Services to help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world. Part of an international network of coral reef researchers.
coral.aoml.noaa.gov
- Non-Destructive Coral Health Monitoring - Scientific information on corals and their symbiotic zooxanthellae, a gallery of underwater and coral fluorescent photography.
www.cbl.cees.edu/~mattia/SMProject
- Ocean Science Foundation - Facilitates research on endangered tropical marine ecosystems and coral reef ecology.
oceansciencefoundation.org
- Palmyra Atoll: Rainforest of the Sea - Online photographic expedition to a pristine coral atoll ecosystem 1000 miles south of Hawaii, focusing on coral reefs and wildlife. English and Japanese.
www.oneworldjourneys.com/palmyra/index.html
- Reef Check - Trains volunteers to carry out reef check surveys -- online papers and manuals, details of sites and results.
www.reefcheck.org
- Reef Education Network - Learn about coral reefs like the Great Barrier Reef and the many creatures that live in, on and around them.
www.reef.edu.au
- Reef Environment Education Foundation (REEF) - Volunteer research program by recreational divers who take surveys of the world's coral reefs. About the project and its findings.
www.reef.org
- Reef Relief - Focuses on rigorous science to educate the public and lobby policymakers to achieve Conservation, Protection, and Restoration of coral reef ecosystems.
www.reefrelief.org
- ReefBase - Assembling all available knowledge about coral reefs into one information repository, to facilitate informed management of coral reefs. Topics include ecological surveys on benthic and reef fish communities, existing stresses on reefs, harvest values for different types of fisheries by reef, coastal tourism, mariculture activities, oceanography and management practices.
www.cgiar.org/iclarm/reefbase
- ReefGuardian International - Non-profit organization protecting coral reef essential fish habitat from beach renourishments, dredging and ship groundings, and overfishing. Information about issues, primarily in U.S. and Caribbean waters.
www.reefguardian.org
- ReefKeeper International - Non-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life. Targets 6 Issue Areas: Offshore Oil, Marine Pollution, Reef Fisheries, Physical Impacts, Coastal Zone Management, and Marine Protected Areas. ReefKeeper Network facilitates coral reef conservation advocacy by over 300 Network participant groups. Reef Technical Assistance Program (ReefTAP) reaches out to enable locally-organized coral reef conservation initiatives.
www.reefkeeper.org
- Shoals Rodrigues - Research and training of local people about the seas and coral reefs around the Mauritius island of Rodrigues. Details of programs, facilities, habitats.
www.shoals-rodrigues.org
- The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network - Created to assess how, where and why damage is occurring to Coral Reefs and to determine the best methods for prevention.
coral.aoml.noaa.gov/gcrmn
- The Inner Reef - This site was developed with the intention of helping other reef keepers with information gathering. I will also offer free web pages to other reef keepers who want to send me pictures of their reef tanks.
www.innerreef.com
- Venture into Hawaii's Coral Reefs - Pictures and information about Hawaii's coral reefs and stresses the interdependence of reef organisms on each other.
library.thinkquest.org/J002237
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