DSpace Repository

Miscellaneous Coral Reef Documents

Miscellaneous Coral Reef Documents

 

PDF files from various agencies, facilities and organizations relating to corals and coral reefs.

News

Protect Our Reefs.

Copyright may belong to the producing agency or publisher. The copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C.) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Recent Submissions

  • Caribbean Acropora restoration guide : best practices for propagation and population enhancement. 
    Johnson, Meaghan E.; Lustic, Caitlin; Bartels, Erich; ...et al. (The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA., 2011)
    The significant decline of Acropora corals throughout the Caribbean is well documented, prompting the development of Acropora propagation and restoration efforts to enhance the natural recovery of this threatened keystone ...
  • Discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential (pharmaceutical discovery) 
    Pomponi, Shirley; Reed, John; Widder, Edie; Russell, Craig; Frank, Tammy (U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/Office of Ocean Exploration, 2003)
    This leg of the expedition was led by two groups of scientists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. The first group searched for previously undiscovered compounds in marine organisms that could help fight human ...
  • The state of the coral reef systems of the United States and the Pacific Freely Associated States : 2005. 
    Waddell, J. E. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., 2005)
    Survey of coral reef systems including threats, populations, habitats, ecology, water quality and more. Includes marine protected habitats and actions taken to protect reefs. Bibliography each chapter. Special "threats ...
  • Biogeography team coral reef ecosystem assessment and monitoring database. 
    Center for Coral Coastal Monitoring and Assessment. (United States Department of Commerce, NOAA, NCCOS, 2005)
    The full list of photos and brief scientific description of coral from the Biogeography Team. The Biogeography Team evolved from a Living Marine Resource mapping program that began in NOAA in 1978. The initial focus of ...
  • Propagating polyps. 
    Slimak, Nadine (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2004)
    Describes coral research being conducted at Mote Marine Laboratory and Mote Tropical Research Laboratory.
  • A manual for monitoring coral reefs with indicator species : butterflyfishes as indicators of change on Indo-Pacific reefs. 
    Crosby, Michael P.; Reese, Ernst (Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource, 1996)
    The development of the coral reef monitoring approach described in this manual will provide the basis for a future, more comprehensive effort to provide scientific evidence of the compatibility of amphibious exercises or ...
  • Coral Reef Monitoring Manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic. 
    Rogers, Caroline S.; Garrison, Ginger; Grober, Rikki; Hillis, Zandy-Marie; Franke, Mary Ann (Virgin Islands National Park., 1994-06)
    This manual was developed as a practical guide for scientists, students, and park managers who need to describe coral reefs or document changes in them over time. Although no book can substitute for a hands-on training ...
  • Report of the expert consultation on coral bleaching. 
    Convention on Biological Diversity. (1999)
    Part I of the present document contains the conclusions and recommendations of the Expert Consultation on priority areas for action on the issue of coral bleaching, and part II contains the report of the meeting.
  • Impacts of the 1998 coral bleaching event on tourism in El Nido, Philippines. 
    Cesar, Herman (Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 2000)
    Severe coral bleaching during the summer of 1998 has led to 30-50% coral mortality in the Philippine town of El Nido (Bacuit Bay) on the island of Palawan. Given the importance of tourism in this area, the logical ...
  • Rapid Assessment of Management Parameters for Coral Reefs. 
    Pollnac, Richard B. (University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island., 1998)
    In 1995, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) was launched to call attention to the alarming decline of the world’s coral reefs and to catalyze a response to reverse current trends. Through regional and global ...