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Coral Reefs

8.3 - Coral reefs - content

Characteristics, distribution and formation of fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls.

Conditions required for coral growth.

Threats to coral reefs (global warming, sea-level rise, pollution, physical damage) and possible management strategies.

Coastal Environments - 8.3 Coral reefs 18.pptx

Then and now: Rising temperatures threaten coralsIn a monthly feature, we explain how warming waters threaten the survival of a wonder of the seas.

Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its corals since 1995Every type of coral has declined since 1995 because of climate change, an Australian study finds.

Is 'super coral' the key to saving the world's reefs?Scientists in the Seychelles have started the world's first large scale coral reef restoration project.

Australian floods send dirty water across Great Barrier ReefFloodwaters in northern Australia have spread to the World Heritage site, raising concerns for coral.

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