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Coral bleaching — Bleached branching Acropora sp. at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, in 2005 … Wikipedia
coral bleaching — /kɒrəl ˈblitʃɪŋ/ (say koruhl bleeching) noun the whitening of coral brought about when the coral host expels its zooxanthellae, the algae which give the coral much of its colour and most of its food, such expulsion most commonly occurring because …
Coral Bleaching — Tote Korallen Gesunde Korallen Mit Korallenbleiche wird ein Ausbleichen und anschließendes Absterben der Steinkorallenstöcke bezeichnet. Korallen sind leben … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coral sand — from a beach on Aruba Coral sand is sand of particles originating in tropical and sub tropical marine environments from bioerosion of limestone skeletal material of marine organisms. One example of this process is that of parrot fishes which bite … Wikipedia
Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit … Wikipedia
Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Coral Triangle — National parks in the Coral Triangle The Coral Triangle is a geographical term so named as it refers to a roughly triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste … Wikipedia
Coral Reefs: The Forgotten Rain Forests of the Sea — ▪ 1998 by Clive R. Wilkinson Because they harbour great concentrations of biodiversity, coral reefs have been called the rain forests of the sea. With hundreds of species of corals and fishes frequently found on a single reef, metre for… … Universalium
Coral reef fish — The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish… … Wikipedia
Coral Sea Islands — Map of the Coral Sea Islands Map of the Coral Sea Islands Territo … Wikipedia
