41. Coral Reef Ecology - Syllabus 2003 coral Reef ecology is a summer field course introducing SCUBA divers to corals, reef fish, and the ecology of coral reefs of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. http://typhoon.wcp.muohio.edu/boardman/GLG415/415Details.html

Coral Reef Ecology GLG 415/515 5 credit hours Field Portion: August 6-13, 2005 (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) Pre-trip preparation via internet. 2001 Photos 2002 Photos 2003 Photos Flyer (PDF) ... Flyer (Word) Instructors: Mark R. Boardman R. Hays Cummins Dave L. Meyer email: boardman@muohio.edu haysc@muohio.edu meyerdl@email.uc.edu Description (PHOTOS: Course Format (click here for maps, photos, other information on the course site) Course Content and Requirements The course has three parts: pre-trip, field experience, and post-trip. 1. Pre-trip (three parts) Web Identification: Corals, Algae, Fish There are about 20 corals that are common, about 20 algae that are common, and a great many fish that are common. Please get familiar with their names and do your best to learn to identify them. If you know the names, we can talk about them. If you can identify them before arrival, you'll learn the less common ones more easily. These websites are useful. Have fun with them. The identificaiton assignment is found on a separate course web page.

42. BUBL LINK: Coral Reefs Subjects bermuda, coral reefs, marine biology research, Protection A Watershed Approach Provides information about coral reef ecology and protection, http://bubl.ac.uk/link/c/coralreefs.htm

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Coral reefs Titles Descriptions Action Atlas: Coral Reefs BBSR: Bermuda Biological Station for Research Coral Bleaching, Coral Mortality, and Global Climate Change Coral Reef ... ReefBase Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Action Atlas: Coral Reefs Documents threats to coral reefs in regions throughout the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, East Asia, the Pacific, and the tropical Americas. Pollution, sewage, erosion, cyanide fishing, and badly run tourism are among factors considered responsible for the decline in reefs. Author: Action Atlas Subjects: coral reefs DeweyClass: Resource type: documents, images BBSR: Bermuda Biological Station for Research Highlights current research initiatives, covering a range of topics relating to aspects of Bermuda's environment, including oceanography, human health, and marine biodiversity. Also offers press releases, annual reports, access to the online journal 'Currents', virtual tours, education and employment options, and details of the weather situation. Author: Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc.

43. Early Warning Signs Of Global Warming Coral Reef Bleaching An Introduction to coral reefs An introduction to coral reef ecology by the University of the Virgin Islands. http//www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/index.html http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/page.cfm?pageID=511

44. EPA > Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries > Coastal Watershed Factsheets > Coral Reefs A coral reefs provide protection for harbors and beaches, which are often Participate in training or educational programs that focus on reef ecology. http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/factsheets/fact4.html

Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Coastal Watershed Factsheets Partnerships ... for Children, Students and Teachers Coastal Watershed Factsheets Coral Reefs and Your Coastal Watershed United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water EPA 842-F-98-008 July 1998 oral reefs are among the world's richest ecosystems, second only to tropical rain forests in plant and animal diversity. However, they are extremely sensitive environments that have special temperature, salinity, light, oxygen, and nutrient requirements. If environmental conditions fall outside the acceptable range of these requirements, the health and dynamics of a coral reef community can be severely disrupted. That's why coral communities are sensitive indicators of water quality and the ecological health of the coastal watershed. They respond to alterations within the entire coastal watershed, such as changes in freshwater flows and nutrient inputs. Consequently, pollution from the destruction and alteration of surrounding coastal watersheds can directly affect the health and productivity of a coral reef. What Are Coral Reefs and What Do They Do?

45. Bioerosion: An Essential, And Often Overlooked, Aspect Of Reef Ecology The breakdown of calcareous substrates among coral reefs, or bioerosion, is a facet of reef ecology too often forgotten. The process plays a much more http://www.biology.iastate.edu/intop/1Australia/Australia papers/Bioerosion.htm

Bioerosion: an essential, and often overlooked, aspect of reef ecology Ryan Holl April 17 th Abstract The breakdown of calcareous substrates among coral reefs, or bioerosion, is a facet of reef ecology too often forgotten. The process plays a much more important role than it is usually credited with. Bioeroding species, consisting of many different types of organisms that act on the environment in a seemingly endless variety of ways, interact with the ecosystem and with each other as part of the reef growth and degradation cycle. The degradation portion of this cycle, the part that is most often overlooked, is essential for the development of reefs as the diverse and beautiful habitats that we know them as. Bioerosive interactions are very complex, and a general understanding of the process of bioerosion is necessary to gain a solid understanding of the reef ecosystem. Introduction Bioerosion, defined for this paper as the biological breakdown of substrates (specifically the calcareous skeletons of corals and other reef organisms), is half of the process of reef growth and decay and is too often looked upon as a negative force in reef dynamics. Not only is bioerosion the occasional victim of a generally negative sentiment, but bioerosion is sometimes simply forgotten from scientific literature. For example, attributes the whole of physical breakdown of dead coral skeletons to weather processe damage (Endean 1982)- a factor heavily influenced by bioerosion and only partially responsible for the total destruction caused to reefs.

46. Shoals Marine Laboratory - College Credit Course Summaries Many of the world s most pristine coral reefs are threatened by increasing of local reefs by supporting an innovative new course on coral reef ecology. http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-cctms.htm

Course Summaries Life on Appledore Island How to Apply to SML Online Application ... Lectures and Seminars Tropical Marine Science Dates: Not offered in 2005: Please contact SML for other options! Semester Credits Earned: 6 Cost: $3,200 (this price does not include meals while in Akumal) Cornell course numbers: BIOSM 418 Note: Tropical Marine Science takes place in Akumal, Mexico NOT on Appledore Island, Maine. Prerequisites: Recognized SCUBA certification, a medical examination, one full year of college level biology, permission of instructor. An Overview Many of the world's most pristine coral reefs are threatened by increasing levels of tourism and the industry that has emerged to support it. In Akumal, a small resort town on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, scientists, local businesses, and the community are combining resources to ensure the health and viability of local reefs by supporting an innovative new course on coral reef ecology. BioSM 418, Tropical Marine Science (TMS), is an accredited college level course offered by Cornell University and the Shoals Marine Laboratory that brings students to Akumal every summer. During theirstay in Akumal, students learn the basics of coral reef ecology and collect quantitative data on the health of the local reefs. Logistical support for the course is provided by the Akumal Dive shop and

47. Natural Selection: Subject Gateway To The Natural World the Hong Kong Government, and is aimed at a general audience. coral reefs and islands; coral reef conservation; coral reef ecology; coral reef animals; http://nature.ac.uk/browse/577.789.html

low graphics Top Ecology Aquatic ecology ... Action atlas : coral reefs This site presents general information on the present state of coral reefs worldwide. It provides general profiles by country together with maps. It is published as a section in MoJo Wire, the electronic version of the American current affairs magazine, Mother Jones. There is useful information in the site but some elements, particularly introductory sections, reflect an editorial bias. Mirror sites are offered in English and Spanish. Coral reef conservation; Coral reefs and islands; Australian Institute of Marine Science : coral reefs and mangroves: modelling and management This site describes a current research project sponsored by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), IBM, KEPCO and UOG. This project aims to "to improve the management of coral reef and mangrove habitats through intensive research, international collaboration, and the use of powerful visualisation tools". In addition to descriptive information about the project and its results to date, the site includes a list of its publications. Some articles are offered in full text, while others are presented as abstracts. Details and contact addresses for staff, and recent news of the project complete the site. Coral reef conservation; Mangrove conservation;

48. Introduction Lecture Topic. March 21. coral Reef ecology. March 23. reefs and corals. March 28. coral Reef Invertebrates. March 30. coral Reef Fishes http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/Biology/ppepe/Bio148/bio148pepe.htm

Biology Department biology course information Coral Reef Ecology (Bio 148) Lecture Schedule Date Lecture Topic March 21 Coral Reef Ecology March 23 Reefs and Corals March 28 Coral Reef Invertebrates March 30 Coral Reef Fishes April 4 Coral Reef Algae April 6 Coral Reef Ecosystems April 11 Linked Habitats April 13 Human Impacts on Coral Reefs INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Philip Pepe OFFICE: DB-212 PHONE: 285-7106 BOOKS: Discover the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park The Book is available at the Phoenix College Bookstore POLICIES: Your attention is directed to the attendance policies in the catalog/student handbook. Absences in excess of two (2) will usually result in a withdrawal form being filed by the instructor. If you have a good reason for being absent, notify the instructor as soon as possible. If you wish to be withdrawn from the class, for whatever reason, you must start withdrawal proceedings by notifying your lecture instructor. Do not just stop attending the class and expect the instructor to withdraw you.

49. Marine Biology & Aquaculture Staff My research centres on the ecology of fishes on coral reefs. The major emphasis is on the functional capabilities of fishes, their evolutionary history and http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/mbiolaq/staff/dbellwood.html

var sc_project=608828; var sc_partition=4; var sc_security="5d88ad52"; Professor David Bellwood Professor BSc Bath, PhD JCU. Member: Hennig Society, Australian Coral Reef Society, International Coral Reef Society. Director, Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/mbiolaq/ccrbio/ Research Interests Evolution of Fishes on Coral Reefs Reef Fish Ecomorphology Trophic Biology of Reef Fishes Coral Reef Biogeography My research centres on the ecology of fishes on coral reefs. The major emphasis is on the functional capabilities of fishes, their evolutionary history and the role of fishes in ecosystem function. The general approach is ecomorphological, examining the relationship between functional morphology and ecology. The work is based on behavioural observations in the field, morphological analyses in the laboratory and behavioural/functional studies in aquaria. This approach has been applied to a wide range of questions from the swimming abilities of fish larvae to feeding by wrasses and parrotfishes. This work is taken a step further to look at the evolution if fishes on coral reefs by direct examination of the fossil record, and using phylogenetic approaches to examine evolutionary changes within specific groups. Differences in the functional abilities of fishes and fish assemblages are examined in a biogeographic context, to evaluate the role of fishes in reef ecosystem function across broad biogeographic ranges. The current focus in on Caribbean – Great Barrier Reef comparisons.

50. ScienceDaily Books : The Ecology Of Fishes On Coral Reefs Buy The ecology of Fishes on coral reefs Books cheap. http://www.sciencedaily.com/cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=Item

51. Coral Reef Conservation Project Summary diversity and reef ecology, 2) to develop methods to restore coral reefs that of marine scientists in coral reef ecology and management practices, http://www.wcs.org/international/marine/marineafrica/kenyacoralreefconservation/

Section Topics Coral Reef Conservation Project Summary BACK to Marine Conservation BACK to Kenya Main Publications ... BACK to Marine Conservation Coral Reef Conservation Project Summary The Wildlife Conservation Societies Coral Reef Conservation Project in Mombasa, Kenya The Project is lead by Dr. Tim McClanahan of The Wildlife Conservation Society and approximately six East Africans are associated with the project. Project employees and associates receive support for data collection, analysis, research and academic training. The Kenyans are researchers and managers, working with regional governments in Kenya, including Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya Wildlife Services, the Fisheries Department, and regional universities and societies. The project works closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service and most importantly through the annual monitoring of the four marine protected areas, a program that has been maintained since 1987. It also works closely with Kenya’s Fisheries Department through monitoring fish catches and the ecology of fished reefs in southern Kenya since 1991. The project maintains relationships with foreign and local universities and supports graduate work and an internship program for African nationals. From 1991 to the present the project has partially supported the completion of 14 Msc projects and 5 doctoral dissertations. During this time the project has also supported the internships of 15 western Indian Ocean nationals from Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar Mozambique and India. Interns learn and participate in the coral reef and fisheries monitoring methods, the analysis of the data and production of reports and publications (Click Here for more information about the internships). The project has produced approximately 100 publications of which over 50 are peer-reviewed journal publications (Click Here To view a list of all CRCP publications).

52. Field Ecology Of Australia Coral Reefs, Rainforests, Outback Field ecology of Australia coral reefs, Rainforests, Outback (Lecture). border=0. Ecologist Tim Herrlinger, Ph.D., will introduce you to basic ecological http://extension.ucdavis.edu/courses/coursedescription.asp?type=I&unit=EXP&prgLi

53. Coral Reef Bibliography coral reefs of the Indian Ocean Their ecology and Conservation. The ecology of Fishes on coral reefs. San Diego, CA Academic Press, 1991. SA QL620 . http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/coralreef.htm

CORAL REEF BIBLIOGRAPHY California Academy of Sciences Library World Wide Web Books Children's Books WORLD WIDE WEB Action Atlas: Coral Reefs http://motherjones.com/coral_reef/index.html This website provides information about the location and status of coral reef communities around the world.  The site is primarily focused on coral reef preservation and what individuals can do to protect these endangered habitats. Coral Reefs http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/coralreef.html A colorful site containing numerous pictures of coral species, marine fish, and other organisms.  Viewing the site feels like looking through a marine biologist’s personal photo album. Coral Reefs and Biodiversity http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/Talbot.html A newsletter from an Australian professor at the Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University, Sydney.  A nice overview of the importance of coral reef preservation and management. Coral Reef Animals http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/coral/animals.htm

54. Elsevier.com - The Ecology Of Fishes On Coral Reefs RE Thresher, Geographic Variability in the ecology of coral Reef Fishes Evidence, Evolution, and Possible Implications. D. McB. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/product/cws_home/678842

Home Site map Regional Sites Advanced Product Search ... The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs Book information Product description Audience Author information and services Ordering information Bibliographic and ordering information Conditions of sale Book related information Submit your book proposal Other books in same subject area About Elsevier Select your view THE ECOLOGY OF FISHES ON CORAL REEFS To order this title, and for more information, go to http://books.elsevier.com/bookscat/links/details.asp?isbn=0126151814 Edited By Peter Sale , University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada Description This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the ecology of coral reef fishes presented by top researchers from North America and Australia. Immense strides have been made over the past twenty years in our understanding of ecological systems in general and of reef fish ecology in particular. Many of the methodologies that reef fish ecologists use in their studies will be useful to a wider audience of ecologists for the design of their ecological studies. Significant among the impacts of the research on reef fish ecology are the development of nonequilibrium models of community organization, more emphasis on the role of recruitment variability in structuring local assemblages, the development and testing of evolutionary models of social organization and reproductive biology, and new insights into predator-prey and plant-herbivore interactions. Audience Professional ecologists and graduate students, specialists in reef fishes and general ecologists interested in marine life, oceanographers, anyone studying coral reefs, and icthyologists.

55. Science -- Sign In Historical ecology reveals global patterns of coral reef degradation that provide a framework for reversing reef decline with ecologically meaningful http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/307/5716/1725

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57. Threats To Coral Reefs One of the greatest threats to coral reefs is human expansion and coral reefs also receive much damage from both commercial and private vessels. http://www.uvi.edu/coral.reefer/threats.htm

Threats to Coral Reefs Corals and coral reefs are extremely sensitive. Slight changes in the reef environment may have detrimental effects on the health of entire coral colonies. These changes may be due to a variety of factors, but they generally fall within two categories: natural disturbances and anthropogenic disturbances. Although natural disturbances may cause severe changes in coral communities, anthropogenic disturbances have been linked to the vast majority of decreases in coral cover and general colony health when coral reefs and humans occur together. One of the greatest threats to coral reefs is human expansion and development. As development continues to alter the landscape, the amount of freshwater runoff increases. This terriginous runoff may carry large amounts of sediment from land-clearing areas, high levels of nutrients from agricultural areas or septic systems, as well as many pollutants such as petroleum products or insecticides. Whether it is direct sedimentation onto the reef or an increase in the turbidity of the water due to eutrophication, decreases in the amounts of light reaching corals may cause bleaching ( Brown and Ogden 1993 ). In addition, increases in the amounts of nutrients enhance the growth of other reef organisms such as sponges which may outcompete the corals for space on crowded reefs.

58. Coral Reef Ecology coral Reef ecology Projects. The effects of globally transported African and Asian dust on coral reef and human health. (4920) http://cars.er.usgs.gov/basis/Coral_Reef_Ecology/coral_reef_ecology.html

USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS CARS - Project List Coral Reef Ecology Projects (SIS) These summaries are abbreviated versions. For more information, consult the Science Information System (SIS) database. Click to View Marine resources of the Virgin Islands National Parks: scientific basis for development of a conservation ethic. (SIS# 5234) Application of Landscape Ecology to Design and Manage Marine Reserves. The effects of globally transported African and Asian dust on coral reef and human health. Long-term Study of Coral Reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dry Tortugas. (SOFIA website: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/coral_reefs/) Coral and octocoral diseases on Caribbean and Western Atlantic reefs. ... U.S. Geological Survey URL: http://cars.er.usgs.gov/basis/Projects/projects.html Page Contact Information: Buck Albert - Web Administrator Page Last Modified: April 04 2005

59. NSGCP Published Coral Reef Related Projects coral Reef ecology; Topics include general ecology, population dynamics, field guides, Chemical ecology of coral Reef Related Species http://www.cbl.umces.edu/~mattia/SMProject/NSGCP/biblio.htm

Bibliography of Published Coral Reef Related Projects Funded by The National Sea Grant College Program Christopher M. Mattia St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD 20686 and James McVey National Sea Grant College Program 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Prepared under: US Department of Commerce NOAA National Sea Grant College Program Project #43AANR602585 Table of Contents: Executive Summary Figure 1 Distribution of Coral Reef Related Research Funded By NSGCP Section 1 Coral Reef Related Reports Section 2 Physiology of Coral Reef Related Species Section 3 Chemical Ecology of Coral Reef Related Species Section 4 Economic Significance and Impacts on Coral Reefs Section 5 Management of Coral Reef Environment Section 6 Physical Characteristics of the Abiotic Coral Reef Environment Section 7 Interactions of Regional Ecosystems and Related Species Section 8 Proceedings to Conferences, Symposiums and Workshops Section 9 Other Research Related to Coral Reefs Appendix A NSGCP Institution Codes Appendix B NSGD Loan Procedures Appendix C Ordering Addresses for Obtaining Re-Prints Directly from Specific Sea Grant Offices Executive Summary Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 ... Appendix C Executive Summary Coral Reef Ecology Topics include: general ecology, population dynamics, field guides, reference materials relating to the topic and interactions of organisms with their environment.

60. Coral Reef Fishes Educational site about the biology and ecology of coral reef fishes. The marine fishes reach their greatest diversity in the coral reef ecosystems. http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2298/

n "The marine fishes reach their greatest diversity in the coral reef ecosystems. Increasing polution, urban development, mining activities, deforestation and destructive fishing are endangering the coral reef and its fish diversity." Of all the creatures dwelling on coral reefs, none are more active or obvious than the fishes. Perhaps more than any other single component of the reef communities, fishes provide the best opportunity to observe essential features of reef ecology. Just in case you are wondering, yes, fishes is the plural of fish (I get this question a lot!), used when you are referring to a group of different species. The high diversity of the fish communities in the coral reefs is maintained mainly by the complexity of these places, that provide different ways for fishes to feed, live and reproduce. As many as the species numbers are the different ways of hunting, feeding, hiding, reproducing and living. Some aspects of the ecology of this remarkable community are further discussed here. NEW!

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