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News
- -06-06-06 Hope for Coral as Oceans Warm (BBC News)
"Some coral reefs may be able to adapt to rising ocean temperatures, a consequence of global climate change." 06-06
- -10-27-07 Growing Coral: A 4H Project? (MSNBC News)
"From that small beginning, a plan for planting underwater staghorn coral nurseries was devised, and requisite licenses were obtained. The ultimate goal was to replenish a few dying reefs."
"Nedimyer and his daughter experimented with different kinds a glue, and by messy trial and error finally figured out how to attach tiny staghorn tips to rock platforms stretched out over the ocean floor." 10-07
Papers
- Coral Reefs (Bagheera)
Provides a description of coral reefs and discusses the problems related to extinction of coral reefs.
- Corals (Thinkquest)
Provides an article and picture of living coral (an animal) that forms coral reefs.
- Fish Near Corals (Thinkquest)
Provides an articles and pictures of fish that live near coral reefs, such as parrotfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, wrasses, squirrelfish, lion fish, fantail file fish, and humuhumunukunukuapua'a. 4-00
- Fish by Family Near Gray's Reef (NOAA)
Provides a description of various types of fish and includes photos.
- Fishes by Group Near Gray's Reef (NOAA)
Provides a description of various types of fish and includes drawings. 7-00
- Photos of Vertebrates and Invertebrates Near Gray's Reef (NOAA)
- Reef Life (Sea and Sky)
Provides pictures and descriptions of different species of animals that live near reefs. 4-02
- Two Coral Species "Threatened" (ABC News)
"The large and stately elkhorn and staghorn coral off the coast of Florida were once two of the most dominant species on Caribbean reefs."
"But now for the first time, the U.S. government has designated the two species threatened' under the Endangered Species Act." 04-06
- Warmer Pacific to Wipe Out Coral Reef (Independent)
"One of the bleakest prognoses on the future of the Great Barrier Reef predicts that warmer oceans will kill 95 per cent of its coral by 2050."
"The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has 2,900 reefs and more than 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of corals, 4,000 species of molluscs, 500 species of seaweed and 215 species of birds. The park authority has put in place a climate change programme." 2-04
Worksheets
- Coral Reefs (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of coral reefs. 8-01
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