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The Coral Triangle and countries participating in the Coral Triangle Initiative [1] [2] The Coral Triangle (CT) is a roughly triangular area in the tropical waters around Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. This area contains at least 500 species of reef-building corals in each ecoregion. [3]
An atoll lagoon is a circular coral reef or several coral islands that surround a lagoon. ... (Belize), the Caribbean, the Red Sea, the Coral Triangle (particularly ...
The "Coral Triangle" (CT) region is located along Earth's equator at the confluence of both Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.Using coral and reef fish diversity as two primary criteria, scientists defined boundaries of this region to include most of the exclusive economic zones of these partner countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste ...
More than 40% of warm-water reef-building coral species now face ... Scientists have found evidence that the “Coral Triangle” — an area of tropical ocean that includes the Solomon Islands ...
The archipelago is part of the Coral Triangle, the region of the western Pacific with world's greatest diversity of corals and coral reef species. The baseline survey of marine biodiversity in 2004, [9] identified 494 coral species, including nine potentially new species and extended the known range of 122 coral species to include the Solomons ...
The Verde Island Passage is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle. [2] The 1.14 million hectare passage is extremely rich in marine biodiversity and has been called "Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity" with various conservation groups and local government units pushing for its ...
The Solomon Islands have the world’s second-highest coral diversity, with more than 490 species of hard and soft corals.The world is currently experiencing a fourth global coral bleaching event ...
The Solomons are part of the Coral Triangle, the region of the western Pacific with the world's greatest diversity of corals and coral reef species. The recognizable reef systems in the Solomons include fringing reef, patch reef, barrier reef, atoll reef, and lagoon environment. [1] The Coral reefs of the Solomons total 6,750 km 2 (2,610 sq mi ...