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  2. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs - Wikipedia

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    Canton Island typifies the isolated coral atolls dotting the Pacific Ocean. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836, was published in 1842 as Charles Darwin's first monograph, and set out his theory of the formation of coral reefs and atolls.

  3. Marine ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    The benthic zone consists of substrates below water where many invertebrates live. The intertidal zone is the area between high and low tides. Other near-shore (neritic) zones can include mudflats, seagrass meadows, mangroves, rocky intertidal systems, salt marshes, coral reefs, lagoons.

  4. Scientists discover world's largest coral colony: Watch as ...

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    The "mega" coral is 112-feet wide, 105-feet long and 18-feet high, making it larger than a blue whale, the world's largest animal.

  5. Coral in non-tropical regions - Wikipedia

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    According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, roughly 75% of the world's tropical coral reefs experienced severe enough heat to trigger bleaching between 2014 and 2017. It is a global phenomenon, with just 2% of Indo-Pacific reefs containing as much live coral as they did in the 1980s. [2]

  6. As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists experiment ...

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    Scientists have warned about corals’ fate for years. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that 70% to 90% were at risk of “long-term degradation” if global ...

  7. Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can ...

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    An aerial view of the world’s largest coral, under the stern of a research boat, discovered in the Solomon Islands last month. - Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine Seas

  8. Marine coastal ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    Coral reefs, seagrasses, and mangroves buffer habitats further inland from storms and wave damage as well as participate in a tri-system exchange of mobile fish and invertebrates. Mangroves and seagrasses are critical in regulating sediment, freshwater, and nutrient flows to coral reefs. [136] The diagram immediately below shows locations where ...

  9. New Gray's Reef research vessel aims to capture climate ... - AOL

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    In the 41 million square miles of Atlantic Ocean, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary amounts to a mere speck. But the 11,000-acre square-shaped preserve, 19 miles off the Georgia coast, is a ...