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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... Understanding how these ecosystems function as part of an inte- grated system which includes biological interactions as well as abi- otic factors will be a challenge for us all . John Muir , the great naturalist , once said , when we ...
... Understanding how these ecosystems function as part of an inte- grated system which includes biological interactions as well as abi- otic factors will be a challenge for us all . John Muir , the great naturalist , once said , when we ...
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... understand the com- plex life forms of the reef and the marine life that inhabit it , we find the ecosystem is degrading in ways we never expected . Some believe that detrimental " coral bleaching " results primarily from higher sea ...
... understand the com- plex life forms of the reef and the marine life that inhabit it , we find the ecosystem is degrading in ways we never expected . Some believe that detrimental " coral bleaching " results primarily from higher sea ...
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... understand , is for the first time in a comprehensive scientific look , look at this problem . That is very much needed . In my judgment , that is very much needed . We have strong diversity of opinion . There are many unanswered ...
... understand , is for the first time in a comprehensive scientific look , look at this problem . That is very much needed . In my judgment , that is very much needed . We have strong diversity of opinion . There are many unanswered ...
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... understand and appreciate the beauty and sensitivity of our coral reef ecosystem . As with many of our ocean resources , we are only beginning to comprehend the full value of our nation's coral reefs . Therefore , I am pleased by the ...
... understand and appreciate the beauty and sensitivity of our coral reef ecosystem . As with many of our ocean resources , we are only beginning to comprehend the full value of our nation's coral reefs . Therefore , I am pleased by the ...
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... understanding of the problems . However , the nature of their efforts has not been as much of a comprehensive and coordinated program , as it has been a piecemeal approach . To continue down this path will not allow us to pursue long ...
... understanding of the problems . However , the nature of their efforts has not been as much of a comprehensive and coordinated program , as it has been a piecemeal approach . To continue down this path will not allow us to pursue long ...
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