Coral Reef Research

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This site has good information on reefs around the U.S. and around the world. Good site for reasons why reefs are dying and what is killing them. Has too much info for my paper. Goes into detail on what could be done but isn't. This information might make my paper too long. Will have to wait and see how much info I need.

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This site give good personally experiences from scientists and what they have seen. Good background information on what has threatened coral reefs in the past. This site talks about why coral reefs are useful to us as a means of medicine. How they are protect or coastlines.

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This site gives good information about bleaching. How it was once viewed as a minor problem and how it has grown. How it started to raise concern in the past. How coral can recover from algae leaving coral and possibly return. This site talks about how important coral reefs are and why the are a key stone species for our oceans.

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This site is a good source for how the coral dying affects the fish species. How he personally saw what this reef use to look like and how it looks now. Talks about how coral reefs are oldest living structures on earth.

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This site give good information on what needs to be done to maintain fish diversity with coral reefs that are damaged. Don't know how long my paper will be. This good be a good add in for more information. Good for reader to see what it takes to maintain a coral reef and how fragile they are.

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This is a site where 3 different damaged coral reefs were rehabilitated and how each of them fared over the 14 years study. What affected them and how they each of their health increased or decreased due to variations in weather, location, etc..

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This site describes what happens to our coral reefs after a massive earthquake or tsunami. How it affects fish and coral reefs.

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This site focuses on what helps sustain coral reefs in the Caribbean. What it is that helps and how it works. I'm giving a lot of info on what naturally kills coral reefs and having some information on what in nature naturally occurs and helps protect our coral reefs make my paper more balanced.

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This site shows what U.S. plans to do about our coral reefs and what measures they are taking to preserver them. Talks about mapping coral reefs and trying to maintain coral reefs health.

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This site is good information on what coral reefs are. How they aren't just rocks but animals. How they are formed and what gives them their color. Talks about the different species of fish and how they all work together. What one benefits from the other, the other benefit from the one.