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  1. A Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida (Peterson Field Guides(R)) by Eugene H. Kaplan, 1999-09-01
  2. Field Guide to Coral Reefs of the Caribbean and Florida: A Guide to the Common Invertebrates and Fishes of Bermuda, the Bahamas, Southern Florida, the ... of Central and (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Eugene Kaplan, 1982-04
  3. Coral Reef Animals (Animals in Their Habitats) by Francine Galko, 2002-09
  4. Watching Fishes: Life and Behavior on Coral Reefs by Roberta Wilson, James Q. Wilson, 1985-02
  5. The Coral Reef: A Colorful Web of Life (Wonderful Water Biomes) by Philip Johansson, 2007-07
  6. Pisces Guide to Watching Fishes: Understanding Coral Reef Fish Behavior (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef) by Roberta Wilson, James Q. Wilson, 1992-04
  7. Coral Reef Hide And Seek
  8. The Coral Reef Tunnel Book: Take a Peek Under the Sea! (Take a Peek series) by Joan Sommers, 2007-04-01
  9. Reef Life by Andrea Ferrari, Antonella Ferrari, 2002-03-02
  10. Coral Reef: A City that Never Sleeps by Mary M. Cerullo, 1996-02-01
  11. Coral Reefs by Gail Gibbons, 2007-09-30
  12. Coral Reef Restoration Handbook
  13. A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean by Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, 2004-10-08
  14. Life and Death Of Coral Reefs by Charles Birkeland, 1997-01-31

61. Phuket Coral Reef Ecology Guide - Thailand Similan Burma
Phuket coral reef ecology guide Thailand Similan Burma fishes, cnidarians, sponges marine worms, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms and reptiles.
http://www.diveasia.com/reef-guide/

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Discover Phuket's Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are, without a doubt, one of the true natural treasures of our earth. They are home to an enormous variety of life forms, which is why they are often compared with tropical rainforests. Coral reefs need sunlight and warm water to exist. As a result, we only find coral reefs between the 30th parallels north and south of the equator. The minimum temperature that tropical corals can exist at is 20 degree C. Coral reefs are a complex system of uncountable micro-living spaces. In addition to the visible plants and animals, there are millions of nearly invisible, microscopic organisms that reside in these micro-caves and crevices inside of the coral blocks. Also, legions of tiny creatures called 'zooplankton' live directly above the reef. These creatures are an essential link in the reef food chain. Coral reefs are now facing the threat of massive destruction on a global scale. Fishing with dynamite and cyanide, specifically in Indonesia and the Philippines, has destroyed countless reefs already. As a result of global warming, more and more of the phenomenon known as 'coral bleaching' is also occurring. When bleaching takes place, the symbiotic algae in the corals are expelled and the corals become transparent. When this happens, it becomes possible to see through to the white limestone underneath, hence the name 'coral bleaching'. Most of the corals will eventually recover from the bleaching, but if the warmer water temperatures last too long, the corals will be destroyed forever.

62. Phuket Cartilaginous Fishes Sharks Rays Coral Reef Ecology Guide - Thailand Simi
coral reef ecology guideSimilan Sharks Rays CARTILAGINOUS FISHES coral reef ecology guide Thailand Similan Burma fishes, cnidarians, sponges marine
http://www.diveasia.com/reef-guide/cartilaginous.htm

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CARTILAGINOUS FISHES (Chondrichthyes)
Sharks
LEOPARD SHARK (Stegastoma fasciatum) Length: to 3 m
An unmistakable shark, frequently encountered in coral reefs and lagoons. Its caudal fin is almost as long as its body. Often called a Zebra shark. During the day the Leopard shark is usually seen resting motionless on the bottom. During the night the nocturnal hunter swims around to find its prey of crustaceans, shelled invertebrates and small fishes. Most frequently seen shark at all dive sites in the Andaman Sea.
WHALE SHARK (Rhincodon typus) Length: to 18 m
The largest fish in the ocean, this giant is easily recognized by its immense size and a two-tone pattern of light spots and lines on a dark brown dorsal surface. The enormous mouth can be opened very wide to filter large amounts of water for small fish and plankton. Whale sharks are viviparous. Their hatchlings are about 70 cm long at birth. Only very little is known about the habits of Whale sharks. Recently, they have come under severe hunting pressure for their fins. Whale sharks are one of the top attractions in the Andaman Sea from November to April.

63. Coral Reef Fish Ecology Online Course
The challenges faced by coral reef fish before and after recruitment.
http://www.marinebiology.org/fishecology.htm
presents Coral Reef Fish Ecology by Jason Buchheim
Director, Odyssey Expeditions Index: INTRODUCTION Since the mid1970’s, there has been an ongoing controversy regarding the mechanisms responsible for maintaining the high species diversity of fishes on coral reefs. Some investigators contend that the assemblages are in equilibrium, with interspecific competition causing the species to occupy well-defined unique roles in the community. Others maintain that the fish assemblages have a very large random component to their species composition and relative abundances, either because (1) many guilds are composed of species that are actively competing but are essentially interchangeable (lottery hypothesis: Russel et al., 1974; Sale, 1974, 1977, 1980; Talbot et al., 1978 ), or (2) populations are maintained below the carrying capacity, thus relaxing competition (recruitment-limitation hypothesis: Williams, 1980;

64. Institute For Tropical Ecology And Conservation
Also discusses some of the ecology and biology of corals and related organisms. Laboratory Field trip to common coral reef habitats and identification
http://www.itec-edu.org/coral4.html
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Coral Reef Ecology
Instructor: Dr. Robert E. DeWreede
Professor of Botany
Department of Botany
3529-6270 University Blvd.
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T1Z4
Phone: 604-822-6785
E-mail: dewreede@interchange.ubc.ca NOTE: Diving certification is not necessary to enroll in this course, but is recommended. For SCUBA-certified (PADI, NAUI, or SSI certified) students who will be diving, there is a $100 Lab Fee with this course which covers dive tank, air and dive weight rental. Students with SCUBA certification are expected to bring their own BC, regulators, and proof of certification. Course Objectives
  • Learn some basic sampling and measurement techniques. Learn/review basic statistics for data analysis, and guidelines for experimental design. Learn some of the local organisms, their biology, and common local habitats.

65. Oceanic Society - Student Carribean Coral Reef Ecology Program
Oceanic Society Expeditions conducts Whale Watch, participatory Research Projects and Natural History Expeditions for the public. Explore the natural world
http://www.oceanic-society.org/pages/alltrips/spectrip6.html
for High School and College Undergraduate Students
Program Description
This university level credit course is a field study of the Belize Barrier Reef and the reef's dependent natural communities. The course is available 2 upper division credits from San Francisco State University. The course may also be taken noncredit.
The course is designed for teachers, university students, and others interested in a content rich week of coral reef study on a tropical island in Belize.
This is primarily a field course, and participants will study the Belize coral reef environments by boat, snorkeling, and walking/wading the beaches and intertidal reef, lagoon, sea grass beds, beach, storm beach, and mangrove islands. Emphasis will be on how these natural ecosystems are produced and maintained. As a basis for understanding reef building processes, you will experience the natural cycles of the reef; and the impact on island and reef systems of wind, waves, tides, currents, sand production and transport, and temperature. Ecosystem dynamics are easily demonstrated by viewing and studying the function and value of living plankton as well as the life cycle dynamics of reef-dependent natural communities, species diversity, stratified coral habitats, adaptation, and succession.
This class is suitable for teachers, university students and ecotourists. Serious and dedicated upper level high school students with an accumulated GPA over 3.3 may participate and may receive both high school credit and college credit, but need permission from the instructor (deweyr@pdx.edu). Participants interested in knowing the natural history of coral reef processes without the responsibilities associated with university credit are welcome to enroll on a noncredit basis.

66. Oceanic Society - Belize Teachers’ Workshop: Tropical Marine Biology
Lunch Introduction to coral Reef ecology Afternoon reef snorkeling excursion. Reef snorkeling sites Evening slide presentation on coral Reef ecology.
http://www.oceanic-society.org/pages/alltrips/spectrip7.html
Coral Reef Ecology
Located on the Caribbean just south of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Belize is a small country with an amazing variety of natural environments including the second largest barrier reef in the world. This 8-day marine biology workshop for K-12 teachers is conducted by two experienced K-12 science education instructors Dr. John Dindo and Rick Tinnin, and is sponsored by the Oceanic Society at their new Blackbird-Oceanic Society Field Station, A Belize Center for Dolphin Research, Tropical Ecology and Science Education.
This exciting program will give teachers the opportunity to learn about coral reef ecosystems in the field and to participate in a long-term bottlenose dolphin research project. Each day we will focus on a different major science topic as well as methods for communicating these concepts to students back in the classroom.
In the company of the workshop leaders, teachers will interact with researchers studying the behavioral ecology of wild bottlenose dolphins and coral reef health. A day-visit to the University of Belize Institute of Marine Studies will offer teachers an opportunity to exchange ideas with Belizean field biologists.
This program combines scientific objectives with recreation. Located adjacent to a fringing reef, Blackbird Caye offers superb reef snorkeling along an exquisite maze of coral reefs set in clear turquoise waters. Warm shallow waters permit snorkelers easy access to an extraordinary underwater paradise.

67. Coral Reef Ecology
Summarized Publication and Citation Data from ISI® for the Analysis of Research Trends Performance in coral Reef.
http://www.esi-topics.com/coralreef/
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Coral Reef Methodology The baseline time span for this database is 1994-2004 (third bimonthly). The resulting database contained 3,401 (10 years) and 940 (2 years and 6 months) papers ; 5,060 authors; 103 countries; 486 journals; and 1,644 institutions. Read the methodology used to create this special topic. Top Papers Top 20 papers overall
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Map of top 20 papers
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Top 20 papers published in the last two years
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Top Authors Top 20 overall
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Top Institutions Top 20 overall
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Top Nations Top 20 overall
1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Top Journals Top 20 overall
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Field Distribution Field representation 1994-2004 (third bimonthly) Read interviews and first-person essays about people in a wide variety of fields, and information on journals

68. Coral Reef Ecology - Interview With Professor David Bellwood
Interview with Professor David Bellwood for the Special Topic coral Reef.
http://www.esi-topics.com/coralreef/interviews/ProfessorDavidBellwood.html
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An INTERVIEW with Professor David Bellwood ESI Special Topics, January 2005
Citing URL - http://www.esi-topics.com/coralreef/interviews/ProfessorDavidBellwood.html ccording to our Special Topic on Coral Reef Ecology, the work of Professor David Bellwood ranks at #7, with 39 papers cited a total of 460 times. Professor Bellwood is a coauthor on two of the top 20 Coral Reef Ecology papers published in the past two years. He is a Professor of Marine Biology and the Director of the Centre for Coral Reef Biodiversity at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. In the interview below, Professor Bellwood talks about his highly cited work. Why would you say your work is highly cited?
“The future for coral reefs is often bleak but research on coral reef ecosystems is in one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in its history.”
Coral reef ecosystems offer an unparalleled opportunity for evolutionary and ecological investigation and considerable room for innovation. I believe that my research has been highly cited because it offered alternative perspectives and presented novel approaches to key questions in coral reef ecology. By drawing on the insights from many disparate disciplines I believe I have been able to provide a more pluralistic understanding of coral reefs and as a result, reached a broader audience.

69. Coral Cay Conservation - Working With Communities
Displays included coral Biology and Reef ecology, Macroalgae and Marine Plants, Marine Pollution and SCUBA. Trying out breathing from a regulator in a dunk
http://www.coralcay.org/communities/
Tuesday 20th September 2005 coralcay.org
Working with Communities: The CCC Environmental Education and Training Programme
The techniques and approaches that CCC uses to generate both awareness and understanding, and impart skills to the different sectors of local communities. CCC is widely recognized for its pioneering work in the assessment of tropical forest and coral reef ecosystems. In comparison, the environmental education and awareness programmes that run alongside biophysical data collection are less well documented. CCC recognizes the importance of including all resource users of a region within an environmental education and awareness programme. CCC targets a diverse range of audiences including local schoolchildren, village community leaders, resort guests, dive instructors and tourism guides. A combination of outreach visits and on site events is practiced. Counterpart training is also offered as part of the CCC Marine/ Forest Scholarship Award Programme or through specialized workshops. Environmental education and awareness activities (EAA) are common to all CCC projects. As well as the specific EEA activities targeting particular stakeholder audiences, the presence of a CCC project in a region also raises environmental awareness through a variety of approaches. A series of workshops and presentations held when CCC begins a new project initiates the process by explaining the reasoning behind the presence of the NGO. This means of transferring information is also used extensively in the latter stages of a project when the recommendations for the conservation of coral reef habitats and resources are presented to local stakeholders and project partners.

70. Coral Reef Research Group And Nutrient Laboratory
coral Reef Research Group and Nutrient Laboratory. coralspawn.jpg (3726 bytes) Montastraea faveolata BIO 563 coral Reef ecology Class Page
http://people.uncw.edu/szmanta/
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Welcome to the Coral Reef Research Group home page. We are located in the Center for Marine Science Research at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington . Our research group is composed of scientists working on different aspects of coral reef ecology and nutrient cycling. College Day Lecture: "The Future of Coral Reefs: Can we stop their world-wide decline?" BIO 563 Coral Reef Ecology Class Page Human Impacts on the Marine Environment Class Page BIO 602 Coral Reef Lecture Condensed: 4 pages/page PDF of Szmant (2002) Estuaries 25: 743 ... Alina's non-human family

71. Coral Reef Ecology
coral Reef ecology Gulko, D. Hawaiian coral reef ecology. Honolulu, Hawaii Mutual Publishing, 1998. Maragos, James E., and D Gulko.
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/library/coralreefecology.html
Library Home Subject Guides
Coral Reef Ecology
Quick Facts
  • Corals are tiny plant-like animals Survive in clean, clear waters and sunlight Build the coral skeletons that forms the reef Reef structure is habitat for fish, lobsters, turtles, and other marine life U.S. coral reefs cover 6,500 square miles; over 90% are in the Western Pacific Over 90% are in the Western Pacific Vital to U.S. Fisheries Protect the shoreline against wave action
Common Name Coral [Portuguese] Scientific Name Cnidaria Taxonomic Rank Phylum Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Cnidaria Direct Children: Class : Anthozoa Class: Cubozoa Class: Hydorzoa Class: Scyphozoa Taxonomic # Taxonomic data is courtesy of Integrated Taxonomic Information Systems (ITIS)
Web Site Resources
NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)

http://www.coris.noaa.gov/

72. Coral Reefs Volcanic Impacts
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO A PICTORIAL ACCOUNT OF ITS The volcano is affecting the coral reefs between the east and southwest of the
http://sei.org/impacts.html
Coral Reefs: Volcanic Impacts
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO: A PICTORIAL ACCOUNT OF ITS EFFECTS ON LAND AND SEA LIFE
Dr. Deborah M. Brosnan As biologists, our work in Montserrat has led us to explore not only the marine environment but also the unspoiled terrestrial habitats. These include the coastal mangroves, semi-desert vegetation in the north, and especially the cloud forest currently affected by volcanic impacts. When we first visited Montserrat in late 1994, Chances Peak had some of the finest cloud forest in the Caribbean region (image 1)
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On one of our first visits we hiked the mountain to see the stunning cloud forest at the summit. At that time, Chances Peak cloud forest harbored a high diversity of plant life, including a rich display of tree ferns. and insects, lizards, birds, and bats. On our very first hike, we saw the famed and endemic Montserrat oriole perched on a tree about halfway up the mountain. On that same hike, Heliconia was abundant, and the beautiful black and yellow Heliconius butterflies guided our path through the mid-elevations (image 2)
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73. Coral Reefs--Animals/Ecology Lesson Plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com
Students learn that changes in the environment have important effects on the way many types of animals evolve over long periods of time.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/coralreefs/
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6-8 > Animals Grade level: 6-8 Subject: Animals Duration: Two class periods
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Students will understand the following: The animals that live in a coral reef are uniquely suited to their environment. Materials For this lesson, you will need: Computer with Internet access Illustrated books and articles about the plants and animals that inhabit coral reefs Paper, stapler, and art materials for creating books Published nonfiction and fiction books on science topics for young children Procedures Let students know that they are going to work individually or in groups to write and illustrate short books that explain to younger children how the animals that inhabit coral reefs are uniquely suited to their environment. Before beginning work on their books, have students conduct research on the types of organisms that live in the reefs. They may use the materials you have provided, encyclopedias, books and periodicals from the library, or the Internet. Students should focus on finding out how specific animals that live in the reefs are adapted to their environments. (Adaptations may include camouflage, symbiosis, defenses, hunting strategies, and so on.)

74. CORAL REEF ECOLOGY
coral REEF ecology. EPOB 4090 TWO SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT. JANUARY 2 15, 2006 coral reef ecology course. fall semester 2005. pre-trip payment schedule
http://spot.colorado.edu/~cundiff/Syllabi/CREInfo.htm
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY EPOB 4090 -TWO SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT JANUARY 2 15, 2006 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SIX DAYS IN BOULDER COLORADO - EIGHT DAYS IN COZUMEL MEXICO This is a once-a-year intensive, field-oriented, two-week ecology course, emphasizing coral reefs. Six days of lectures on the Boulder campus will be followed by eight days of field work, requiring low-impact SCUBA techniques on the reefs in the Caribbean at Cozumel Mexico The course will focus on the ecology, behavior, and interrelatedness of the tremendous variety of organisms living in association with a coral reef. This is one of the world’s most complex and colorful ecosystems, and those fortunate enough to be comfortable under water have an opportunity to observe and study the organisms living there and the relationships they have with one another in a way others can only imagine. The reefs at Cozumel are considered by some to be among the most beautiful in the world. Incorporated into the course will be many of the instructor's experiences as well as many of the thousands of underwater color slides he has taken on coral reefs all over the world. This course will also be useful in enhancing the general ecology and field biology backgrounds of liberal arts students who have met the academic pre-requisites of having taken an ecology course.

75. The Interuniversity Institute Of Eilat - äîëåï äáéðàåðáøñèàé Ã
Biological oceanography and coralreef ecology. Benthic-pelagic coupling. coral reef ecology. Reproductive biology and development of Octocorallia.
http://www.iui-eilat.ac.il/scientists.html
Resident Scientists
Non-Resident Scientists
Resident Scientists Phone Prof. Amatzia Genin

Biological oceanography and coral-reef ecology. Benthic-pelagic coupling. Predator-prey interactions in the marine environment. Biomechanics and effects of flow on corals, invertebrates and fish. Prof. Anton Post
Phytoplankton diversity and distribution in the Red Sea. Nutrient limitation as a driving force in competition among marine phytoplankton species. Molecular regulation of nutrient acquisition. Development of molecular probes for assessment of nutrient limitation among phytoplankton species within their natural community. Dr. Avi Baranes
Taxonomy of sharks and rays. Feeding habits and reproductive processes of cartilaginous fish. Deep water fish of the Gulf of Eilat: taxonomy and ecology. The reef fish ecology: recruitment of juveniles and repopulation (artificial reefs). Morphology of cartilaginous fish; in cooperation with Prof. Lev Fishelson. Parasitology of deep sea fishes; in cooperation with Dr. A. Diamant. Dr. Nanette Furman

76. AIMS - Coral Reef Ecology - Publications
coral reef ecology. Publications. You can download these publications in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the TDxx link provided after each reference.
http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/coral-ecology/cre-publications.html
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Research Coastal processes
Biodiversity assessment

Climate change

Risk and recovery
...
Marine biotechnology

Coral reef ecology
Index

Time series photography

Team

Selected publications
See also Coral Bleaching Resources ProjectNET for schools Links to relevant sites Research plan 2003-06 Conservation and biodiversity group Risk and recovery Coral reef ecology Publications You can download these publications in Adobe PDF format by clicking on the TDxx link provided after each reference. Selected Titles Works that document the variability of coral communities:
  • Done TJ (1982) Patterns in the distribution of coral communities across the central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 1: 95-107
  • Devantier LM, De’ath G, Done TJ, Turak E (1998) Ecological assessment of a complex natural system: a case study from the Great Barrier Reef. Ecological Applications 8: 480 - 496.
  • Turak E, Wakeford M, Done TJ( 2002) Banda Islands Rapid Ecological Assessment, May 2002: Assessment of Coral Biodiversity and Coral Reef Health by the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Final Report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science to The Nature Conservancy.
  • 77. AIMS Research Activities
    geospatial modelling, coral reef ecology, taxonomy, evolutionary biology, coral physiology and coral genetics. coral Reef ecology coral reef ecology
    http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/research-groups/rg-conservation-biodiversi
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Research Coastal processes
    Biodiversity assessment

    Climate change

    Risk and recovery
    ...
    Marine biotechnology

    Research links
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    AIMS Western Australia

    AIMS-IBM-KEPCO-UOG

    ARNAT
    ... WetPC technologies Resources ProjectNET for schools Links to relevant sites Research plan 2003-06 Conservation and biodiversity group Risk and recovery "Examining the resilience, recovery and remediation of coral reefs" Can corals cope with a warmer world? This is just one of the burning questions being investigated by the Risk and Recovery team. They are exploring the ability of coral to adapt to warmer seas, the possibility of breeding heat tolerant corals, and developing a long-term outlook on different heating scenarios. Studying what happens in the cells when corals are stressed, during coral bleaching for example, gives scientists and insight into how the coral community as a whole copes under pressure.

    78. Eye On The Reef - Field Ecology Courses
    Participatory monitoring and education programs in coral reef assessment and This reef ecology course focuses on environmental education of reef
    http://www.apex-environmental.com/ReefFieldCourses.html
    Eye on the Reef
    Field Course Participatory monitoring and education programs in coral reef assessment and management. "This reef ecology course focuses on environmental education of reef ecosystems in combination with hands-on experiences in marine environmental monitoring and reef management issues and challenges."
    The Eye on the Reef course allows for the active participation of participants in all aspects of numerous exciting reef monitoring and conservation activities:
    • From initial reef reconnaissance
    • Reef monitoring site selection,
    • In-water data collection, result analysis and
    • Overall assessment on the environmental health of the surveyed reef area.
    The reef ecology courses are based on reef research stations within some of the world's most bio-diverse tropical marine regions and can be scheduled to coincide with spectacular natural events such as coral and fish spawning or the seasonal arrival of large migratory marine life such as cetaceans. In addition, exclusive environmental expeditions on a luxurious dive charter vessel are available for special interest groups with a focus on the ecology of the remote oceanic reefs of the Coral Sea. The direct involvement of participants in the underwater reef monitoring activities and assessments is complimented by numerous specialised workshops relating to natural and human impacts on coral reefs as well as commercial, recreational and traditional reef usage.

    79. Acorn Naturalists' Product Categories
    Selection of activity books and videos highlighting the beauty, diversity and importance of coral reef ecosystems.
    http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/category.asp?Category_ID=163

    80. CEP - ENST 57 - Coral Reef Ecology And Management
    coral Reef ecology and Management. Course Outline (Print out a Syllabus). Time Thursdays, 500 600 PM. Place Dey 305.
    http://www.cep.unc.edu/outreach/coral/
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    Coral Reef Ecology and Management
    Course Outline (Print out a Syllabus) Time : Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:00 PM Place : Dey 305 Description This is a one-hour class that is a combination of lecture, reading of primary material and service learning. The lectures will describe key physical and chemical characteristics of the coral reef environment and will also cover a broad range of relevant topics in coral reef ecology. Part of the course will also familiarize students with the identification of the principal corals and fishes. A major goal of this class is to educate students about the various threats to coral reefs and explore management options that can offer some protection to coral reef communities. The Carolina Environmental Program (CEP) places a strong emphasis on field-based learning. We run a number of semester-long field site programs, so this is intended at one level to be an introduction to field based learning, and we hope students will consider engaging in further such experiences in the future. Finally, we find it important to nurture a strong sense of community amongst our students, so we hope this experience will help build strong bonds of camaraderie and contribute to the intellectual environment within CEP.

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