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CORAL REEFS

 

DEFINITION: “A reef composed mainly of coral and other organic matter of which parts have solidified into limestone; hard, variously colored calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps, such skeletons collectively form reefs, island, etc.”  Random House Unabridged Dictionary 2^nd ed.

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

• Why are coral reefs dying?

• Where are the coral reefs in Florida?

• What coral reefs in Florida are protected National Parks?

• Are sponge collectors, boaters, and fisherman harming the coral reefs?

• What damage is being done to coral reefs by global warming?

• What are “artificial” coral reefs and how are they made?

• Could global warming damage coral reefs?

• What is “bleaching” of coral reefs?

• Can lab-grown coral save dying reefs?

• How can ships be prevented from damaging coral reefs?

 

LINCC  SUBJECT HEADINGS:  Coral reefs and islands; Coral reef ecology

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Ecology Basics      "Reefs"	REF QH 540.4 .E39 2004
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society	REF HM 856 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science	REF TC 203.7 .E53 2005
Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Animal Life  "Coral" and "Reefs"	REF QL 7 .M34 2002
World Atlas of Coral Reefs	REF G 1046 .L4 S6 2001

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Opposing Viewpoints: Endangered Oceans; Pollution 

Issues & Controversies "Marine Resources"  8/29/2003

At Issue: Are the World's Coral Reefs Threatened  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS:  Florida Marine Research Institute       http://www.floridamarine.org

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Science Complete

Florida Magazine Index

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITES:

Environmental Defense Fund	http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
Florida Marine Research Institute	http://www.floridamarine.org/features/category_main.asp?id=1340
Pew Center for Global Climate Change	http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-in-depth/all_reports/coral_reefs/index.cfm
ReefBase	http://www.reefbase.org/
Wind and Sea	http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/topics/oceans/coralreefs/welcome.html

 

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