The Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) program began with a collaborative field project conceived by six National Museum of Natural History scientists...

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...

decline in coral reefs over the last 20 years in the Florida Keys and up to 80% in the Caribbean alone. Coral reefs provide various ecosystem services,...

evolution Coral Reef Alliance "Meso-American Reef". IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Database. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2024. "Mesoamerican Reef". World Wildlife...

polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton. A coral "group"...

coral bleaching—a potentially lethal phenomenon for coral ecosystems. Scientists estimate that over next 20 years, about 70 to 90% of all coral reefs...

Zoological Park Uncle Beazley Research Archives of American Art Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program Conservation and restoration Astrophysics Chandra Conservation...

Florida Reef (also known as the Great Florida Reef, Florida reefs, Florida Reef Tract and Florida Keys Reef Tract) is the only living coral barrier reef in...

provides administrative and logistical management of the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program, that is based at the Carrie Bow Cay Field Station. Both...

preservation of the world ecosystems of which they are a part. Over one-third of marine species live in coral reef ecosystems. These provide a beautiful...

The resilience of coral reefs is the biological ability of coral reefs to recover from natural and anthropogenic disturbances such as storms and bleaching...

biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, providing habitat and food for a huge range of marine organisms. Seagrass meadows can be adjacent to coral reefs. These...

restore degraded ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs, and promote biodiversity. In fisheries management, artificial reefs may be intended to...

lion-fish pose a serious threat to the sustainability of Jamaica's coral reefs as marine ecosystems become compromised with their rapid growth in population. These...

resources. In particular, the degradation of coral reefs has a large impact on the environment of the Caribbean. Environmental damage affects the tourism...

present exhibits. The Smithsonian Latino Center's Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) is a program within the Latino Center that reaches out to Latino high school...

and Regions Canadian Council for Research in Education Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program ccREL This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2010. "Caribbean Coral Reefs". coral-reef-info.com. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8...

Florida happened upon it. This reef system, like other mesophotic ecosystems, is inhabited by photosynthesizing corals and algae that are adapted to low-light...

on cruises in the Caribbean. Over the past few decades, coral reef health has significantly declined in Cozumel, with much lower coral cover now present...

2010 and May 2013. A Hirshhorn study also concluded that the cost of programming (such as symposia and special events) using the Bubble were likely to...

consideration in the model. Coral reefs are a huge part of the Caribbean Ocean and an important aspect to their ecosystem. Coral bleaching is an effect of...

and changes in ecosystem functions and focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, restoring damaged marine ecosystems, and preserving...

model, a 1,500-US-gallon (5,700 L) aquarium containing live marine fish and corals, one female giant squid displayed in the center of the hall and a male displayed...

many offshore reefs, including several true atolls. Many of the unusual offshore reef formations defy classic (i.e., Darwinian) coral reef classification...

Poloczanska, Elvira S.; Skirving, William; Dove, Sophie (2017). "Coral Reef Ecosystems under Climate Change and Ocean Acidification". Frontiers in Marine...

terrestrial and marine plants and animals and its diversity of ecosystems, including extensive coral reefs, give it a key place in the globally significant Mesoamerican...

Two thirds of the island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier reef, providing an ecosystem for over 250 fish species and a variety of other marine...

in English as Ruatan and Rattan. Roatán is a coral island. Situated atop an exposed ancient coral reef, it rises to about 270 m (890 ft) above sea level...

the Florida Reef, one of the largest coral reefs in the world.[citation needed] Biscayne National Park protects four distinct ecosystems: part of the...