Data/Resources/Info:
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www.reefbase.org
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Reef Base. Data, information, publications, literatures, photos,
and maps related to coral reefs. Lots of info here. ***
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www.nbii.gov
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National Biological Information Infrastructure was created
to allow vast quantities of biological information housed in various
databases from many agencies and departments to be linked
together for quick and easy access to information. The coral reef
portal integrates data sets, maps, publications, fact sheets, images,
and other information from organizations like the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force (USCRTF), the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ***
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www.coralreef.noaa.gov
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NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program provides
information on NOAA's programs and resources that support
coral reef conservation, and offers news, funding opportunities,
education and outreach, and publications and data.
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www.epa.gov/owow
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EPA's Habitat Protection. Coral Reef Protection Info.
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www.unep-wcmc.org
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World Atlas of Coral Reefs provides new global estimates for
coral reefs world-wide and, for the first time, presents reef area
estimates for individual countries supported by detailed maps and
statistics for all the world’s coral reef nations. United Nations
Environment Program's World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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Coral Reef-News:
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www.sciencedaily.com
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ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world's leading
universities and research organizations. Coral news.
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Coral Reef Organizations:
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www.unep-wcmc.org
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United Nations Environmental Programme-World
Conservation Monitoring Center- One Ocean Programme. A
joining together of current in-house marine capacity with the
hosted programmes ICRAN and UNEP CRU, forms the One
Ocean Programme.
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www.icran.org
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International Coral Reef Action Network - ICRAN a
network of many of the world's leading coral reef science and
conservation organisations. The network consolidates technical
and scientific expertise in reef monitoring and management to
create strategically linked actions across local, national and global
scales.
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www.reefrelief.org
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Reef Relief is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to
Preserve and Protect Living Coral Reef Ecosystems through local,
regional and global efforts. Offices in the Bahamas and Florida.
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www.coral.org
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Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) an international organization
working exclusively to protect our planet’s coral reefs. Focuses on
three catalysts for change: marine protected areas (MPAs), marine
recreation tourism and local communities.
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www.globalcoral.org
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Global Coral Reef Alliance is a small, non-profit organization
dedicated to growing, protecting and managing coral reefs.
Primary focus is on coral reef restoration, marine diseases and
other issues caused by global climate change, environmental stress
and pollution.
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Coral Reef-Reports:
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www.reefbase.org
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Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2008. Global Coral Reef
Monitoring Network and Reef and Rainforest Research Center,
Townsville, Australia. 296pp. Reef Base.
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www.climatescience.gov
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"Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for
Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources" Strategies to
help reduce the potential impacts of climate change on estuaries,
forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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www.eoearth.org
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"Coral bleaching, satellite observations, and coral reef
protection." Report: Encyclopedia of Earth, first pub for
Environmental Information Coalition.
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www.ehponline.org
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Environmental Health Perspectives. Report "Sunscreens Cause
Coral Bleaching by Promoting Viral Infections". Conclusion:
"Sunscreens cause the rapid and complete bleaching of hard
corals, even at extremely low concentrations. The effect of
sunscreens is due to organic ultraviolet filters, which are able to
induce the lytic viral cycle in symbiotic zooxanthellae with latent
infections."
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www.nytimes.com
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"Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?" NY Times, May 1, 2007.
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Tropical waters have warmed by about 0.6 degrees F (0.33 degree C) since 1981,
a causative factor in the increase of hurricane activity.
James Elsner of Florida State University www.nature.com/nature/journal/v455/n7209/abs/nature07234.html
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