Coral Reef Ecosystems Research and Protection: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, April 23, 1992, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 192 pages |
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... forests . Such an ecosystem may include up to 3,000 species of plants , vertebrates and invertebrates , including fish , worms , mollusks , algae , sponges and urchins . Coral reefs protect harbors and coasts from continuing erosion ...
... forests . Such an ecosystem may include up to 3,000 species of plants , vertebrates and invertebrates , including fish , worms , mollusks , algae , sponges and urchins . Coral reefs protect harbors and coasts from continuing erosion ...
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... forests because they represent one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world . The Florida Reef Tract contains over 65 species of coral and is home to hundreds of tropical fish species . The reefs are valuable for many reasons beyond ...
... forests because they represent one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world . The Florida Reef Tract contains over 65 species of coral and is home to hundreds of tropical fish species . The reefs are valuable for many reasons beyond ...
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... forests , seagrass meadows , and coral reef communities " ( Jaap 1991 ) . Coral reefs are well known for their beauty and complex diversity of life . They are the oceanic equivalent of the tropical rain forest , in providing an almost ...
... forests , seagrass meadows , and coral reef communities " ( Jaap 1991 ) . Coral reefs are well known for their beauty and complex diversity of life . They are the oceanic equivalent of the tropical rain forest , in providing an almost ...
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... forests , seagrass meadows , and coral reef communities " ( Jaap 1991 ) . Coral reefs are well known for their beauty and complex diversity of life . They are the oceanic equivalent of the tropical rain forest , in providing an almost ...
... forests , seagrass meadows , and coral reef communities " ( Jaap 1991 ) . Coral reefs are well known for their beauty and complex diversity of life . They are the oceanic equivalent of the tropical rain forest , in providing an almost ...
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... forests and coral reefs . Science 199 : 1302- 1310 Feinstein A , Ceurvels AR , Hutton RF , Snoek E ( 1955 ) Red tide outbreaks off the Florida west coast . Rep . to Fla . State Board Conserv . by the Mar. Lab . , Univ Miami 44 pp ...
... forests and coral reefs . Science 199 : 1302- 1310 Feinstein A , Ceurvels AR , Hutton RF , Snoek E ( 1955 ) Red tide outbreaks off the Florida west coast . Rep . to Fla . State Board Conserv . by the Mar. Lab . , Univ Miami 44 pp ...
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