Dictionary - Coral Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef
  Definition and meaning of coral reef:   coral reef - a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Watch: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Watch
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Watch:   Coral Reef Watch - see CRW (Coral Reef Watch) Program (Source: US Nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia - Coral Reef
A coral reef is a type of biotic reef that develops in tropical waters by reef-building, or hermatypic, corals. Coral reefs are formed of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Alliance, Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Alliance, Coral
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Alliance:   Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) - CORAL promotes coral reef conservation a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crw, Coral Reef Watch Program: Oceanography Dictionary - Crw, Coral Reef Watch Program
  Definition and meaning of CRW:   CRW (Coral Reef Watch) program - formed in 2000, NOAA's CRW maximizes NESDIS's coral r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Bleaching Monitoring Product: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Bleaching Monitoring Product
  Definition and meaning of coral reef bleaching monitoring product:   coral reef bleaching monitoring product - near rea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nwhi Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve: Oceanography Dictionary - Nwhi Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
  Definition and meaning of NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve:   NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve - the Northwestern Ha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Potential Coral Reef Bleaching Episode: Oceanography Dictionary - Potential Coral Reef Bleaching Episode
  Definition and meaning of potential coral reef bleaching episode:   potential coral reef bleaching episode - potential...   » Read the article

Dictionary - All Islands Coral Reef Initiative: Oceanography Dictionary - All Islands Coral Reef Initiative
  Definition and meaning of All Islands Coral Reef Initiative:   All Islands Coral Reef Initiative - a cooperative effort...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Ccri: Oceanography Dictionary - Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Ccri
  Definition and meaning of Caribbean Coral Reef Institute:   Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI) - NOAA's Caribbean Co...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Noaa Coral Reef Conservation Program: Oceanography Dictionary - Noaa Coral Reef Conservation Program
  Definition and meaning of NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program:   NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program - a NOAA progra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Virtual Laboratory, Corvil: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Virtual Laboratory, Corvil
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Virtual Laboratory:   CoRViL (Coral Reef Virtual Laboratory) - a joint venture of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Icri, International Coral Reef Initiative: Oceanography Dictionary - Icri, International Coral Reef Initiative
  Definition and meaning of ICRI, International Coral Reef Initiative:   ICRI (International Coral Reef Initiative) - an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies- Caribbean Program, Cres: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies- Caribbean Program, Cres
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies- Caribbean Program:   Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies- Caribbean ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - International Coral Reef Action Network, Icran: Oceanography Dictionary - International Coral Reef Action Network, Icran
  Definition and meaning of International Coral Reef Action Network, ICRAN:   International Coral Reef Action Network (I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network,  Gcrmn: Oceanography Dictionary - Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network,  Gcrmn
  Definition and meaning of Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network:   GCRMN (Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network) - a glob...   » Read the article

Dictionary - U.s. Coral Reef Task Force, Uscrtf: Oceanography Dictionary - U.s. Coral Reef Task Force, Uscrtf
  Definition and meaning of U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, USCRTF:   U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) - established by P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Noaa's Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program: Oceanography Dictionary - Noaa's Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program
  Definition and meaning of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program:   NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan, Noaa: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan, Noaa
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan:   Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan (NOAA) - the NOAA Re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Watch Experimental Doldrums Product: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Watch Experimental Doldrums Product
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Watch experimental doldrums product:   Coral Reef Watch experimental doldrums prod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nacri, Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative: Oceanography Dictionary - Nacri, Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative
  Definition and meaning of NACRI, Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative:   NACRI (Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group, Crag,: Oceanography Dictionary - American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group, Crag,
  Definition and meaning of American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group:   CRAG (American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group) -...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystems Integrated Observing System, Creios: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Ecosystems Integrated Observing System, Creios
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Ecosystems Integrated Observing System:   CREIOS (Coral Reef Ecosystems Integrated...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Initiative For The South Pacific, Crisp: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Initiative For The South Pacific, Crisp
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific:   CRISP (Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Degradation In The Indian Ocean, Cordio: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Degradation In The Indian Ocean, Cordio
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean:   CORDIO (Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Early Warning System, Crews: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Early Warning System, Crews
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Early Warning System:   CREWS (Coral Reef Early Warning System) - in situ NOAA met...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Noaa's Coral Reef Watch, Crw Satellite Bleaching Alert, Sba System: Oceanography Dictionary - Noaa's Coral Reef Watch, Crw Satellite Bleaching Alert, Sba System
  Definition and meaning of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, CRW Satellite Bleaching Alert, SBA system:   NOAA's Coral Reef Watc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nowramp, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment And Monitoring Program: Oceanography Dictionary - Nowramp, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment And Monitoring Program
  Definition and meaning of NOWRAMP, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program:   NOWRA...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building For Management, Crtr Project: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building For Management, Crtr Project
  Definition and meaning of Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management:   Coral Reef Targeted Re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coastal Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Coastal Reef
  Definition and meaning of coastal reef:   coastal reef - a coral reef occurring near and parallel to a coastline (So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hermatypic Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Hermatypic Coral
  Definition and meaning of hermatypic coral:   hermatypic coral - a reef-building coral with zooxanthellae in its tissue...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Slope: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Slope
  Definition and meaning of reef slope:   reef slope - the portion of a reef seaward of reef crest (Source: US Nation...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Top: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Top
  Definition and meaning of reef top:   reef top - the area comprising the reef flat and reef crest (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Fish: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Fish
  Definition and meaning of reef fish:   reef fish - a species of fish found around coral reefs and artificial reefs ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Off-reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Off-reef
  Definition and meaning of off-reef:   off-reef - a synonym of reef slope (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospher...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Front: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Front
  Definition and meaning of reef front:   reef front - a synonym of reef slope (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmos...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sill Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Sill Reef
  Definition and meaning of sill reef:   sill reef - a synonym of ribbon reef (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmosp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shore Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Shore Reef
  Definition and meaning of shore reef:   shore reef - a synonym of fringing reef (Source: US National Oceanic and At...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shelf-edge Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Shelf-edge Reef
  Definition and meaning of shelf-edge reef:   shelf-edge reef - a synonym of ribbon reef (Source: US National Oceani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Rubble: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Rubble
  Definition and meaning of coral rubble:   coral rubble - fragments of hard coral (Source: US National Oceanic and At...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Colonial Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Colonial Coral
  Definition and meaning of colonial coral:   colonial coral - a coral composed of many individuals (Source: US Nation...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ahermatypic Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Ahermatypic Coral
  Definition and meaning of ahermatypic coral:   ahermatypic coral - a coral that lacks zooxanthellae and does not build ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Azooxanthellate Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Azooxanthellate Coral
  Definition and meaning of azooxanthellate coral:   azooxanthellate coral - a coral which does not have symbiotic zooxan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stony Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Stony Coral
  Definition and meaning of stony coral:   stony coral - a synonym of hard coral (Source: US National Oceanic and Atm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zooxanthellate Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Zooxanthellate Coral
  Definition and meaning of zooxanthellate coral:   zooxanthellate coral - a coral that has zooxanthellae in its tissues...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acolonial Coral: Oceanography Dictionary - Acolonial Coral
  Definition and meaning of acolonial coral:   acolonial coral - a solitary coral that does not form a colony (Source:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Parks Program, Cpp: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Parks Program, Cpp
  Definition and meaning of Coral Parks Program:   Coral Parks Program (CPP) - a global initiative that supports existing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef System: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef System
  Definition and meaning of reef system:   reef system - a cluster of reefs (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmosphe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Holobiont: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Holobiont
  Definition and meaning of coral holobiont:   coral holobiont - see "holobiont" (Source: US National Oceani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coral Assemblage: Oceanography Dictionary - Coral Assemblage
  Definition and meaning of coral assemblage:   coral assemblage - a group of corals (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Halimeda: Oceanography Dictionary - Halimeda
  Definition and meaning of Halimeda:   Halimeda - an important genus of calcareous green algae in coral reef environment...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hotspot Animation: Oceanography Dictionary - Hotspot Animation
  Definition and meaning of HotSpot animation:   HotSpot animation - animations from HotSpot imagery denoting coral reef ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Makatea: Oceanography Dictionary - Makatea
  Definition and meaning of makatea:   makatea - a fossil coral reef (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Breaker Zone: Oceanography Dictionary - Breaker Zone
  Definition and meaning of breaker zone:   breaker zone - the area of a coral reef most exposed to breaking waves (So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lagoon Slope: Oceanography Dictionary - Lagoon Slope
  Definition and meaning of lagoon slope:   lagoon slope - the back reef on a barrier or atoll reef (Source: US Natio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Corallum: Oceanography Dictionary - Corallum
  Definition and meaning of corallum:   corallum - a complete coral colony; a coral head (Source: US National Oceanic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Barrier Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Great Barrier Reef
  Definition and meaning of Great Barrier Reef:   Great Barrier Reef - the largest complex barrier coral reef in the worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Coral Reef Biology
The building blocks of coral reefs are the skeletons of generations of reef-building algae, corals, and other organisms that are composed...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Structural Complexity: Oceanography Dictionary - Structural Complexity
  Definition and meaning of structural complexity:   structural complexity - as pertaining to coral reef ecosystems, a m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices: Oceanography Dictionary - Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices
  Definition and meaning of Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices:   Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices - indices o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Rubble: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Rubble
  Definition and meaning of reef rubble:   reef rubble - dead, unstable coral pieces often colonized with macroalgae. Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Grounding: Oceanography Dictionary - Grounding
  Definition and meaning of grounding:   grounding - a ship's striking a shoal or reef (Source: US National Oceanic an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lagoon: Oceanography Dictionary - Lagoon
  Definition and meaning of lagoon:   lagoon - a warm, shallow, quiet waterway separated from the open sea by a reef cre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Knoll: Oceanography Dictionary - Knoll
  Definition and meaning of knoll:   knoll - a small reef within the lagoon or on shallow shelves (Source: US Nationa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Coelobite: Oceanography Dictionary - Coelobite
  Definition and meaning of coelobite:   coelobite - an organism that lives in pores and spaces within a reef (Source:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Windward: Oceanography Dictionary - Windward
  Definition and meaning of windward:   windward - refers to the side of an island or reef that faces the prevailing win...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Talus Slope: Oceanography Dictionary - Talus Slope
  Definition and meaning of talus slope:   talus slope - a synonym of reef base (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Motu: Oceanography Dictionary - Motu
  Definition and meaning of motu:   motu - a coral island in the lagoon of an atoll (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Massive Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Massive Colony
  Definition and meaning of massive colony:   massive colony - a coral colony that is solid and typically hemispherical ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Corallite: Oceanography Dictionary - Corallite
  Definition and meaning of corallite:   corallite - a coral cup; the skeleton of an individual polyp (Source: US Nati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Corallivore: Oceanography Dictionary - Corallivore
  Definition and meaning of corallivore:   corallivore - an organism that eats coral (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Corymbose: Oceanography Dictionary - Corymbose
  Definition and meaning of corymbose:   corymbose - describes coral colonies with horizontal interlocking branches and s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Columnar Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Columnar Colony
  Definition and meaning of columnar colony:   columnar colony - a coral colony formed into one or more columns (Sourc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Compact Branching: Oceanography Dictionary - Compact Branching
  Definition and meaning of compact branching:   compact branching - a growth pattern where the coral branches are close ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fossa: Oceanography Dictionary - Fossa
  Definition and meaning of fossa:   fossa - a hole or cavity in the coral skeleton (Source: US National Oceanic and A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prostrate Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Prostrate Colony
  Definition and meaning of prostrate colony:   prostrate colony - a coral colony which sprawls horizontally over the su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arborescent Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Arborescent Colony
  Definition and meaning of arborescent colony:   arborescent colony - a coral colony with a tree-like growth structure ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthocaulus: Oceanography Dictionary - Anthocaulus
  Definition and meaning of anthocaulus:   anthocaulus - a polyp that develops asexually on the skeletons of some coral s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calyculus: Oceanography Dictionary - Calyculus
  Definition and meaning of calyculus:   calyculus - a cavity in a coral which contains polyps (Source: US National Oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bifurcate: Oceanography Dictionary - Bifurcate
  Definition and meaning of bifurcate:   bifurcate - a coral branch that divides into two equal branches (Source: US N...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Borer: Oceanography Dictionary - Borer
  Definition and meaning of borer:   borer - an invertebrate that bores into wood, stone, coral, or another animal's shel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Branching Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Branching Colony
  Definition and meaning of branching colony:   branching colony - a coral growth pattern where branches are formed (S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brooder: Oceanography Dictionary - Brooder
  Definition and meaning of brooder:   brooder - a coral which harbors or broods developing larvae within its polyps (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brooding: Oceanography Dictionary - Brooding
  Definition and meaning of brooding:   brooding - the development of larvae within the gastrovascular cavity of an adult...   » Read the article

Dictionary - White Skeleton: Oceanography Dictionary - White Skeleton
  Definition and meaning of white skeleton:   white skeleton - the exposed white calcium carbonate skeleton of a coral c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Reef: Oceanography Dictionary - Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Reef
  Definition and meaning of Reef Environmental Education Foundation, REEF:   Reef Environmental Education Foundation (RE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Coral Reef Biology
The building blocks of coral reefs are the skeletons of generations of reef-building hard corals, which are composed of calcium carbonate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Artificial Reefs
Various efforts are being made to grow coral reefs and coral, a difficult task; they are fragile, react to small changes in their biologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Sea: Encyclopedia - Coral Sea
The Coral Sea is a region off the north-east coast of Australia with a namesake chain of islands (uninhabited), including the Willis, Cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - World-wide Distribution Of Reefs
Coral reefs are estimated to cover 284,300 square kilometers, with the Indo-Pacific region (including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - World-wide Distribution Of Reefs
Coral reefs are estimated to cover 284,300 square kilometers, with the Indo-Pacific region (including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Ecology And Biodiversity
Coral reefs support an extraordinary amount of biodiversity, although located in nutrient-poor tropical waters. The process of nutrient r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Ecology And Biodiversity
Coral reefs support an extraordinary ammount of biodiversity, despite often being located in nutrient-poor tropical waters. The process o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Threats To Reefs
Humans continue to represent the single greatest threat to coral reefs. In particular, land-based pollution and over-fishing are the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Threats To Reefs
Humans continue to represent the single biggest threat to coral reefs. In particular, land-based pollution and over-fishing are the most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Protection And Restoration Of Reefs
The coral reefs of the Indonesian islands are the most diverse in the world as well as one of the most difficult natural phenomenons to r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Protection And Restoration Of Reefs
The coral reefs of the Indonesian islands are the most diverse in the world as well as one of the most difficult natural phenomenons to r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Southeast Asia Coral Reefs: Encyclopedia Ii - Southeast Asia Coral Reefs - Contributions For Coral Reef Management
The state of the coral reefs in the Philippines and Indonesia are depleting with every blink of an eye. It is to no one’s surprise that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Sea Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Sea Islands - Geography
Most of the atolls fall into two groups, while Mellish Reef to the east, and Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef to the south are grouped s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The World's Most Northern: Encyclopedia Ii - The World's Most Northern - Nature
The world's most northern - Animals. Coral reef: in Andfjorden, Vesterålen, Norway; 69° 14.24' N 16° 39.00' E [1] Lobster location:...   » Read the article