61. Pro Dive - Coral Reef Ecology Course Types and origins of coral reefs. coral reef distribution, zonation and productivity. Mangroveand coral reef associations. ecology of reef fishes. http://www.prodiveusa.com/career/ros_reef_ecology.htm

PHASE IV Dive Center Operations Dive Boat Operations Fill Station Operations Resort Scuba Programs Advanced Diving Accident Management ... Underwater Photography Coral Reef Ecology Visual Cylinder Inspector PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector Equipment Tecnician Compressor Theory/Operation Diving Equipment Theory/Operation Diving Equipment Service/Repair Gas Blender DSAT Gas Blender Send me more info! Enroll in a program! M AILING L IST Join our C AREER TRAINING MAILING LIST to get updated Scuba Career information! subscribe unsubscribe Professional Training Flowchart ROS C ORAL R EEF E COLOGY Coral reefs are the basic reason why dive resorts exist; therefore, the importance of understanding and protecting these reefs is obvious.

62. CSB | SJU - Geology Department -The Evolution And Ecology Of Coral Reefs And Ree The Evolution and ecology of coral reefs and Reef Systems. Group photoof the students and faculty who went to San Salvador Island http://www.csbsju.edu/geology/trips_reefs.htm

The Evolution and Ecology of Coral Reefs and Reef Systems Group photo of the students and faculty who went to San Salvador Island, Bahamas to study coral reefs and reef systems. This picture was taken at East Beach, an eight mile stretch of deserted, white sand beach. Drs. Larry Davis (Geology) and Gordon Brown (Biology) led a group of CSB/SJU students to the Bahamian Field Station on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. The trip was the highlight of a 2001 January-term course - Evolution and Ecology of Coral Reefs and Reef Systems. The class examined the biological and geological controls on the distribution and development of various reef communities through time. The Bahamas trip allowed the students to study Holocene and Pleistocene reefs, as well as other associated Caribbean ecosystems including rocky shores, sandy beaches, lagoon/seagrass beds, mangroves, inland lakes, freshwater marshes, and coastal and backland Coppice communities. The trip was headquartered at the Bahamian Field Station, a residential field facility located on San Salvador Island. San Salvador Island is located southwest of Florida and is the most easterly of the Bahamian islands group.

63. ReefBase - A Global Information System On Coral Reefs: Data & Photos: Photo Gall Lat/Lon, /. Author, Reef ecology Study Team, National Univ. Singapore. Subject, Date, 1988. Caption, From coral reefs of the World by Susan M. Wells (1988). http://www.reefbase.org/DataPhotos/dat_photos.asp?Country=SGP&searchactive=yes

64. An Introduction To Coral Reef Ecology: Conservation Reef ecology by Alexander Mustard. a fishy company aquatic supplies. Chapter 7Conservation As I hope that I have been able to demonstrate, coral reefs are http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/aquaticshop/coral_reefs/chapter7/

An Introduction to Coral Reef Ecology by Alexander Mustard. Chapter 7: Conservation As I hope that I have been able to demonstrate, coral reefs are diverse ecosystems with many of these species highly specialised to a particular job, and with many interacting and dependant on each other. These are the characteristics of a mature ecosystem, and are important in determining what factors are harmful to coral reefs, and should be considered in their conservation. With so many specialised species interacting and relying on each other, it is clear that even if a factor effects just one species it will have knock on effects on many others. For example if you remove the Spanish dancer, where will the shrimp live, or kill off anemones and where will the clownfish, shrimps, crabs and other animals go? In fact coral reefs have evolved to overcome natural factors and recover well once the harmful factor such as a hurricane or a crown of thorns outbreak has passed. After a couple of decades the recovered reef is often more diverse than one that existed before. What reefs do not handle well, is when these harmful factors come together, and when they persist. Unfortunately these are exactly the characteristic features of mans impact on coral reefs, which comes at many levels, and is increasing with time.

65. Muka Head Research Station Tropical Field ecology college-level course exploring coral reefs surrounding SanSalvador Island, Bahamas. Credit offered through Emporia State University. http://mukahead.tripod.com/link.htm

Links MALAYSIA UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA. USA Aquarius - conch reef research in the Florida Keys. Coral and Shell Pictures - features video, pictures, and descriptions of coral reefs. Coral Realm - ThinkQuest project featuring information on different species, ecology, and a database of pictures. Coral Reef Fishes Coral Reef Research Institute - University of Sydney (Australia) - mission is to enhance the conservation and good management of coral reefs through education and research. Coral Reefs and Mangroves: Modelling and Management - a 3-year project supported by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the IBM International Foundation. CoralRealm - features travel logs, photographs, species profiles, and a seachable database. CRC Reef Research Centre - provides scientific information, education, and training to enhance reef-based industry and management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory - research and teaching primarily on coral reefs, but also on inshore oceanography, fisheries, and terrestrial ecology. Affiliated with the University of the West Indies.

66. Nature Publishing Group coral reefs 14, 141147 (1995). ISI . 27. Glynn, PW ecology ofa Caribbean coral reef, the Porites reef flat biotope. Part II. http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v413/n6857/full/

67. Interim Project: Coral Reef Ecology All of the students will learn about the identification and ecology of the coralreef organisms in a lab setting and by diving on reefs in Roatan, Honduras. http://panther.bsc.edu/~agannon/CoralRef.html

CORAL REEF ECOLOGY (and DOLPHIN BEHAVIOR) INTERIM PROJECT Instructor: Dr. Andy Gannon, 201 Phillips Science, 226-4899, agannon@bsc.edu And for 2003, Dr. Megan Peterson, 214 Phillips Science Annex, 226-4874, mpeterso@bsc.edu If you wish to make a reservation for yourself for Coral Reef Ecology (and Dolphin Behavior) 2003, please contact Dr. Megan Petersonl as she will be going on the trip and registering students while I am in Australia. In Honduras we work at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences and stay at Anthony's Key Resort. Fun pictures and descriptions from past Coral Reef Ecology classes Practical Information about Coral Reef Ecology projects Dr. David Kesler from Rhodes college has also been taking students to the Institute for Marine Sciences in Roatan. Here are links to Dr. Kesler's Coral Reef Ecology course and photos from their last trip. Course Description: This project will introduce the students to the organisms that inhabit coral reefs and the ecological forces that make them what they are. All of the students will learn about the identification and ecology of the coral reef organisms in a lab setting and by diving on reefs in Roatan, Honduras. All students will participate in Institute for Marine Science coral reef monitoring research projects. Students that are doing a senior interim project in Biology will complete an original self-designed research project in Roatan. All students will assist the senior projects in data collection. These are the students from the Coral Reef project, 1997, along with the staff of the Institute for Marine Sciences, Roatan. We stayed at Anthony's Key Resort and worked out of the IMS facilities. Senior student research projects included; "Salinity and depth effects on population distribution and dominance of 15 coral species on Roatan Island Honduras" by Jamie Grimes and several projects on the IMS resident dolphins. Niky Arunakul and Denise Wiginton's project was. "The ability of a

68. The Unique World Of The Coral Reef This may be used as a “tie” to the coral reefs and ecology. coralreefs and Biodiversity What Does Management Have to Do With It? http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/Coral/ecology.htm

General Information Teacher Resources/ Lesson Plans Ecology Classroom Salt Water/Marine Aquariums Content Standards Credits ... Tropical Island Ecology Here you will find general information about tropical island ecology with some emphasis on the island of Tobago. Reefs in Danger: Threats to Coral Reefs Around the World This site discusses the relationship between the mangroves and sea grass and the coral reefs. This may be used as a “tie” to the coral reefs and ecology. The Marine Ecosystem This site has a wealth of links to a variety of sites in four main areas; coral reefs, biodiversity, mangroves and other ocean creatures. There are nine exercise links that cover a wide variety of middle to high school activities (ages 10 – 18) that can be handled with common materials found in the classroom. This is a good deep site. Web Site Links – Mangroves and Coral Reefs This site has ten links to sites dealing with the mangrove – coral reef link. Find information about coral reefs and their importance – with a foreign flavor – French this time. This site examines some of the interaction and importance of coral reefs, mangroves and sea grass, in the French tropical islands. Some of the links are slow, but the information is valid.

69. STRI-OTS Tropical Marine Ecology Course dominant marine ecosystems of the tropics—seagrasses, mangroves, and coral reefs—andprovides both a comprehensive introduction to the ecology of these http://www.stri.org/tropical/course.html

16 June – 18 July 2003 (arrive to/depart from Panama City 15 June/19 July) Course Information Application for Admission Waiver of Liability Immigration Information ... Main Page PDF Files in this Web Site requires Acrobat Reader 5.1 Click on the icon above to download Course Information Independent Research Preparation Post-Course Opportunities Course Credit ... Cost Tropical Marine Ecology is a five-week course designed to provide opportunities for in-depth study of tropical marine ecosystems. Offered for the first time in 2003, it is the first graduate course in marine ecology to be offered jointly by the Organization of Tropical Studies (OTS) and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) . The course is ideally suited to students pursuing graduate studies in marine ecology in the tropics and will be coordinated by two Smithsonian scientists with assistance from guest scientists who will join the course for periods ranging from one day to two weeks. Tropical Marine Ecology focuses on the three dominant marine ecosystems of the tropics—seagrasses, mangroves, and coral reefs—and provides both a comprehensive introduction to the ecology of these ecosystems and explorations into research topics of current interest, including the subjects of active, on-site research programs. Students will develop an appreciation for the linkages, interdependencies, and ecological significance of the three ecosystems. The course will include lectures and/or practical work on a variety of additional topics, including biological oceanography and the ecology of the benthos and meiofauna.

70. USGCRP Seminar: Status Of The Health Of Coral Reefs: An Update in research in the area of remote sensing of aquatic ecosystems, including coralreefs. Dr. Richardson received her Ph.D. in microbial ecology and physiology http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/990615FO.html

About Site Map New Library ... Archives Status of the Health of Coral Reefs Search Updated March 30, 2003 Status of the Health of Coral Reefs: An Update USGCRP Seminar, 22June 1999 SPEAKERS: Dr. Laurie L. Richardson Associate Professor of Biology, Florida International University, Miami, FL Dr. James W. Porter Dr. Richard Barber Director of the Duke University/University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium, Durham, NC EMERGING CORAL DISEASES Emerging coral diseases have increased dramatically in recent years, both in terms of increases in disease outbreaks and in the occurrence of new, previously undescribed diseases, worldwide. Four coral diseases have been characterized to date. Black band disease, the first coral disease to be discovered (1973), consists of a dark line, or band, that migrates across coral tissue at rates up to 1 cm per day, completely degrading coral tissue and leaving behind bare coral skeleton. The disease consists of a specific community of bacteria that work together to produce and maintain a toxic chemical environment that kills corals. While the disease normally is present at low levels on reefs (an incidence of <1%) it is a serious threat in that it targets slow growing ( UNPREDICTABLE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: CORAL BLEACHING, CORAL DISEASE, AND CORAL RESPONSE TO ELEVATED CO

71. World Atlas Of Coral Reefs (Spalding, Ravilious, Green) 27 March 2002 Related reviews ecology - geography - University of CaliforniaPress External links - details at T World Atlas of coral reefs %A Spalding http://dannyreviews.com/h/Coral_Reefs.html

Danny Yee's Book Reviews Subjects Titles Authors ... Latest World Atlas of Coral Reefs Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious + Edmund P. Green University of California Press 2001 A book review by Danny Yee The World Atlas of Coral Reefs begins with eighty pages of general information. Chapter one surveys the geology, geography, and biology of coral reefs, describing patterns in their diversity and some of the more prominent organisms found on them. Chapter two looks at changing human uses of reefs, at the growth of tourism and diving, and at some of the threats reefs face - pollution, sedimentation, unsustainable fishing, direct physical damage, bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish, coral disease - and conservation responses. And a brief third chapter on reef mapping covers both its history and modern techniques. The bulk of the Atlas is a world-wide survey of reefs, region by region and country by country. (I skimmed much of this, reading in full only the sections on Indonesia, Australia, and a few other countries.) For each significant reef area, this covers the same topics surveyed in chapters one and two, but with local details. I found this quite readable, even when it goes into detail about such things as currents and species numbers, but the outstanding feature of the Atlas is its maps. Produced just for this volume, these show areas of reef and mangroves and mark the location of dive centres and protected areas. They are on a generous scale, with seven full-page maps covering Australian reefs, for example: one overall map, one for each of the west and northern coasts, and four covering the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. The least interesting material, in contrast, is a table for each country listing all the protected reef areas, with their status, size, and the date they were created. This really could have been left to an appendix in a smaller font, or even relegated to a web site somewhere.

72. Benthic Ecology Research Program CARICOMP Longterm monitoring of Bermuda's coral reefs, seagrassbeds and mangrove forests. The long-term monitoring program of http://www.bbsr.edu/Coral_Reef_Research/Bermuda_monitoring/bermuda_monitoring.ht

CARICOMP: Long-term monitoring of Bermuda's coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove forests. The long-term monitoring program of seagrass beds, coral reefs and mangroves in Bermuda concluded its sixth year of data collection. This work is done in parallel with 20 other sites in the wider Caribbean and results in a regional database of physical and biological variables in these key coastal ecosystems. CARICOMP scientists prepared five papers on the results of our programs for presentation at the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium in Panama in June 1996. Robbie Smith was asked to present the summary of the coral reef monitoring work. The most surprising result is that the majority of the reefs monitored by CARICOMP scientists are dominated by algae and, in many locations, coral coverage has declined. This is the scenario that coral reef scientists in the Caribbean have been most concerned about: a transition from coral reefs to algal reefs due to perturbation of the coastal zone by human activities. Fortunately, Bermuda's reef do not show these patterns and we believe this is due to the sensible decision in 1990 to eliminate fish traps that were reducing the population of parrotfishes, which help control reef algal abundance. Another result of the comparison of Bermuda to the other Caribbean sites is that the productivity and growth patterns of both our seagrass and mangroves were very similar to those in the Caribbean. This is quite interesting considering the great temperature range and reduced day lengths in winter at our high latitude.

73. Artificial Reefs, Coral, Diving, Fishing And Conservation / Artificial reefs, coral, Diving, Fishing and Conservation / ecology Links. http://members.tripod.com/~JEWILLIAMS/reeflinks.htm

74. Error Contact Dr. Richard Zingmark Marine Science (Biology) 577 ecology of coral reefs(4 hours) Marine Science 585 - Coastal Tropical Oceanography (4 hours). http://www.icriforum.org/calendar.cfm

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75. Tropical Marine Research Marine ecology Progress Series, 222 209216. coral bleaching and mortality onartificial and natural reefs in Maldives in 1998, sea surface http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tmr/tropical_marine_research.html

Back to TCMS Staff involved: Mr Jon Barnes Prof Barbara Brown Dr John Bythell Dr Alasdair Edwards Dr Martin LeTissier Dr Nicholas Polunin Dr Jeremy Thomason Dr Rob Upstill-Goddard Pre- and post-hurricane images of the shallow backreef on the south side of Buck Island showing the creation of a new rubble berm during Hurricane Hugo (1989). Other areas showed less drastic impacts. Newcastle publications in tropical marine science and coastal management 1996-2002 Marine Research in the Tropics Current research themes Staff from Newcastle have been active in research on tropical marine ecosystems for over 25 years. From relatively modest beginnings this research has broadened out over the years to encompass a wide cross-section of staff working at a range of scales, from the molecular to the ocean basin. We have grouped current research by various teams under a series of themes. Global climate change and coral bleaching SST anomalies and mass coral bleaching and mortality in the Maldives in 1998 Emissions of greenhouse gases (N O and CH ) from the Arabian Sea and NW Indian Ocean Responses of coral reefs to natural and anthropogenic disturbance Temporal and spatial patterns of recovery of coral reefs from physical damage Long-term monitoring of coral community dynamics in a protected Caribbean reserve Reef fisheries and Marine Protected Areas Detecting fish extinctions Herbivory and coral/algal dynamics Alternate states in species diverse marine benthic communities Spatial marine ecology and remote sensing

76. Coral Reef Hotlist coral Reef ecology Home Page http//www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/index.html There arethree basic kinds of coral reefs in the Caribbean fringing reefs, barrier http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3159

77. NOAA's Coral Reef various NOAA Web sites on coral reefs. Some external links find specific information about coral reefs, known as the rain we care about coral reefs? coral reefs are important to http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/

Welcome to NOAA's Coral Reef online. It is a roundup of the various NOAA Web sites on coral reefs. Some external links are included for your convenience. On the listed NOAA Web sites you can find specific information about coral reefs, known as the rain forests of the sea. Dive in and see nature's treasures in the ocean. Coral Reef Grants Why should we care about coral reefs? Coral reefs are important to our future. Reefs are: Home and nursery for almost a million fish and other species, many that we rely on for food; Some of the Earth's most diverse living ecosystems; Full of new and undiscovered biomedical resources that we've only just begun to explore; Important protection for coastal communities from storms, wave damage and erosion. NOAA Coral Reef Developments New Reports Assess the Condition of U.S. Coral Reefs, Outline Strategy to Reduce Threats NOAA announces the availability of two new reports on coral reef ecosystems produced in cooperation with the United States Coral Reef Task Force and other partners. Led by NOAA's Ocean Service, the 265-page report

78. SpringerLink: Coral Reefs The Springer Journal coral reefs publishes analytical and theoretical papers on both modern and ancient coral reefs. to automatically receive every new table of contents of coral reefs? Then register with our freeof-charge mail service http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00338

Editor: Richard E. Dodge Would you like to automatically receive every new table of contents of Coral Reefs ? Then register with our free-of-charge mail service SpringerLink Alert by checking the appropriate box(es) and enter your email address here: Online First Articles only Printed issues only You will receive confirmation via email. International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) ISSN: 0722-4028 (printed version) ISSN: 1432-0975 (electronic version)

79. :: CHAMP >> Home :: NOAA's Coral Health And Monitoring Program :: In order to answer a variety of questions related to coral reefs and this programwe have included an extensive listing of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). http://www.coral.noaa.gov/

Search site map Coral List Server Enter your e-mail address below. reg dly wkly unsubscribe details Real-Time SEAKEYS Data CREWS Data Live CoralCam W elcome to NOAA 's Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP). Our mission is to provide services and information sources for coral reef researchers and the public in order to help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world. In order to answer a variety of questions related to coral reefs and this program we have included an extensive listing of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) . If you are interested in receiving announcements, news and participating in ongoing discussions via email we also have our coral-list listserve available to you, currently serving over 1800 subscribers worldwide. These services and more can be access via the top menu navigation system as well as from our site map NOAA/OAR's CHAMP, as co-partner with NESDIS in the

80. Coral Reef Ecology, Alaska Pacific University Marine Biology Home Page coral Reef ecology. MAR410 The ecology of coral reefsand associated organisms. Offered alternate (even) years in January Block. http://marine.alaskapacific.edu/courses/MAR410.php

Marine Biology Home Page Coral Reef Ecology MAR410: The ecology of coral reefs and associated organisms. Offered alternate (even) years in January Block. Course Page Syllabus General Expectations Web Resources Description A field-oriented block course that examines the ecology of coral reefs and associated organisms, including reef building organisms, organisms that live on or in the reef, and coral reef ecosystems. Topics include coral taxonomy, reproduction, morphology and ecology, reef structure and zonation, coral identification, symbionts on coral reefs, and coral reef ecosystems. Students will spend substantial time in or on the water. Includes lab. Lab fee required. Additional costs of travel to and within the tropics, and dive expenses are required of the student. SCUBA certification NOT required for 2002. Required text: Gulko, D. 1998. Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecology . Mutual Publishing: Honolulu. January Block 2002 field trips Hawaiian Vacations 261-2700 has good air fares out of Anchorage. Wed, 9 Jan

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