Coral Bookmarks – Some of these links only work when on the WHS network, but most are web based. Anything and everything your want to know about coral can be found here.
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html – the government clearinghouse on coral
http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/educate/shows/importance/slide1.htm-slide
show on importance of the reefs
http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06davidson/logs/ask/ask.html
- a current expedition 1/26/06
– 2/4/06 on deep sea corals – ask an expert feature
http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/kaams/lpreef/crdanger/over.html
- Web quest with web sites on all of the content you need to know on corals.
The Coral Reef Alliance - The Coral Reef Alliance
(CORAL) is a member-supported,
non-profit organization dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive around the
world. CORAL works with marine park managers, businesses, and communities to
help increase their capacity to protect their local coral
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/ - the
home page for the government’s effort to save coral reefs.
ICRIN Photobank - The Coral Reef Photobank provides hundreds of photographs of coral reefs and many of their amazing inhabitants. These images can be downloaded on a royalty-free basis at no cost for non-commercial use.
Tools & Resources ICRIN - Welcome to the Tools and Resources page, a coral reef community and information-sharing center. Here you will find resources designed to help spread the word about coral reefs and how we can protect them, and for sharing any coral reef-related news with colleagues.
Bridge - Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center - Follow the red and green channel markers to the best marine education materials available on the Web – look under topics for reef info.
Oceanography
Habitats - Ahoy there! Welcome to the Office of Naval Research's
Science and Technology Focus Site for Students and Teachers.
ONR funds scientific research that
benefits the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This research is the foundation
for the technologies and equipment our Sailors and Marines use everyday, and
many of our technologies spin-off to you!
Contrasts in Blue - compare coral reefs to temperateshores
reefED - Educate to keep it Great - Reef ED is a multimedia
education program prepared by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for
educators and students.
Florida Keys NMS Resources - The Florida reef tract is the most extensive living coral reef system in North American waters and the third largest system in the world.
NOAA's Coral Reef - Welcome to NOAA's Coral Reef online. Here you will
find the latest news on coral reefs as well as links to the various NOAA web
sites with additional information. Dive in and see nature's treasures in the
ocean
Coral Reefs - general intro college level essay on the reefs by DR. Levinson
EPA Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries Habitat Protection Coral Reefs
Reef Relief - Coral Reef
Conservation Science Education News Photos and Information We focus
on rigorous Science to Educate the public
& Advocate policymakers to achieve Conservation ,
Protection , and Restoration of coral reefs.
Welcome to California Artificial Reef Enhancement
http://www.kovr13.com/05may02/050102d.htm - eternal reefs - get cremated and made into an artificial reef
Reef
Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) Home Page Join our team of divers conducting marine
life surveys as part of the
Fish Survey Project!
Florida Marine Research Institute
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/findingnemo/index2.html
United States Coral Reef Task Force
Year of the Ocean - 25 things to help reefs
NOAA's 25 Things You Can Do to Save Coral Reefs
The Coral Reef Alliance - threats
NOAA's National Ocean Service Corals
ReefBase Data & Photos Online GIS - A Global Information System On Coral Reefs
PSB - EPS - 1998 Coral Bleaching Hot Spot Animations
Reefs
at Risk Threats to Reefs
http://www.oceanfutures.org/Nemo/mainlab.html - Jean Michelle Cousteau’s program online
Invert lab – click on the Cnidaria link on the tree to get some coral information. There is also information under Porifera – sponges.
Dive
program – this is the folder that contains the dive program where you can
explore the reefs around the world. Try
opening the 
you may have to
install it on your computer. 
.
Cnidaria – power point on Cnidaria
Coral reefs – power point on coral reefs including Reef Check volunteer dive program that I participate in
Cnidaria Program – This sis an interactive slide show program on Cnidarians that we will eventually go through in class.
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http://www.nos.noaa.gov/education/corals/ - Noaa site on coral
http://www.response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/coral/tour/tour.html - tour of reef info
http://www.coris.noaa.gov/glossary/welcome.html - Coral Glossary - 1500 words defined that deal with coral reefs.
Coral
Reef Resources
(These
were compiled by COSEE-West staff, College of Exploration [COE], and a
dedicated group of participants and organizers from past COE workshops - these
lists are ongoing as we continue to evolve an online community for ocean
sciences!)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/global_issues/coral_reefs/
Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs: U.S. Department of State
http://www.savenature.org/adoptreef.html
Center for Ecosystem
Survival: Adopt-a-Reef Program
http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/introduction.html
College of Exploration
site on Bermuda's Coral Reefs
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
Coral Bleaching and
Sea Surface Temperature Information:
Maps showing
twice-weekly distributions of hot spots
http://www.aims.gov.au/coral-bleaching
Coral bleaching
report (1998)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm
Coral Disease:
information on red-band disease in sea fans, and tumors and other skeletal
anomalies, as well as updated information and photographs regarding rapid
wasting.
Coral Health and
Monitoring Program
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Coral Reef Action
Atlas: The plight of the planet's coral reefs—and how you can help.
http://www.coralreefalliance.org/
Coral Reef Alliance:
dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive around the world
http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/reef/reef.htm
Coral Reef Animals
of the World
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Coral Reef Ecology
Home Page: An introduction to coral reefs
Coral Reef/Hardbottom Monitoring Project
http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/mapping/caribbean/
Coral Reef Mapping:
Benthic habitat mapping
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5726/
Coral Reefs of the
Caribbean
http://www.oceanicresearch.org/crrainspt.html
Coral Reefs:
Rainforests of the Sea Oceanic Research Group
Coral Reef Task
Force
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm
Descriptions of
Coral Diseases
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761572186
Encyclopedia
reference
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/FactSheets/f_REEFFact.html
Environmental
Defense: Coral reef fact sheet
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/coral/
Environmental
Protection Agency Coral Reef Homepage
http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/welcome.html#reefs
Florida Keys Marine
Sanctuary
Great Barrier Reef
site
http://www.dordt.edu/~mahaffy/coralsij.htm
Ian Johnston's coral
links is a comprehensive page of tested links
International Center
for Living Aquatic Resources Management
http://www.coral.org/NGO/index.html
International Coral
Reef NGO Directory
International
Society for Reef Studies (ISRS):
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/methods.html
List of coral
monitoring methods:
Mote Marine Lab
coral culturing project
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0725_coralbleaching.html
National Geographic
article on coral bleaching
NOAA coral health and monitoring program. Also provides access to the coral-list listserver.
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/
NOAA’s Coral Reef
homepage
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/coral1.html
Office of Naval
Research
ReefBase is a database on coral reefs and their
resources.
http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/
Reef Check is the
largest international coral reef monitoring program involving recreational
divers and marine scientists
http://www.reefcheck.org/infocenter/links.asp
Reef Check - Info
for Teachers & Students
Reef Keepers
International: dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life
http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm
Reefs at Risk:
provides an indicator of the estimated threat to the world’s coral reefs.
Reefnet is an Internet information service
designed to increase the understanding of coral reef ecosystems world wide
Reef Relief
http://www.cyberlearn.com/zones.htm
Reef Zone Tour:
descend the outer reef of a Micronesian atoll to see how the communities are
distributed
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/reefs/
Remote Sensing of
Coral Reefs
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
Seaworld site on corals
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Study Web's Action
Atlas: Coral Reefs- The plight of the planet's coral reefs and how you can help
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs025-02/
USGS Coral Reef Fact
Sheet
http://sflwww.er.usgs.gov/publications/circular/1134/esns/frt.html
U.S. Geological Survey publications on the coral reefs, geology of
reefs, effects on reefs, and sea-level rise.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002237/
Venture into
Hawaii's Coral Reefs
http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/
The Waikiki
Aquarium: live camera on web site focused on three species of living
corals: Montipora digitata,
Acropora elseyi, and Acropora sp.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/data/coral_mangrove/
World Maps of Coral
& Mangroves:
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/climate/coral/index.htm
World Wild Life:
Coral Reefs
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Ecology/Aquatic_Ecology/Ecosystems/Marine/Coral_Reefs/
Coral Reef links including articles on artificial reefs, conservation organizations, species, bleaching, reef aquariums, and research.
Coral
Reef Resources
(These
were compiled by COSEE-West staff, College of Exploration [COE], and organizers
and sponsors of the Classroom Exploration of the Oceans series sponsored by the
National Geographic Society and NOAA and a dedicated group of participants and
organizers from past COE workshops - these lists are ongoing as we continue to
evolve an online community for ocean sciences!)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/global_issues/coral_reefs/
Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs:
http://www.savenature.org/adoptreef.html
Center for Ecosystem
Survival: Adopt-a-Reef Program
http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/coral/html/introduction.html
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
Coral Bleaching and
Sea Surface Temperature Information:
Maps showing
twice-weekly distributions of hot spots
http://www.aims.gov.au/coral-bleaching
Coral bleaching
report (1998)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm
Coral Disease:
information on red-band disease in sea fans, and tumors and other skeletal
anomalies, as well as updated information and photographs regarding rapid
wasting.
Coral Health and
Monitoring Program
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Coral Reef Action
Atlas: The plight of the planet's coral reefs—and how you can help.
http://www.coralreefalliance.org/
Coral Reef
http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/reef/reef.htm
Coral Reef Animals
of the World
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Coral Reef Ecology
Home Page: An introduction to coral reefs
Coral Reef/Hardbottom Monitoring Project
http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/mapping/caribbean/
Coral Reef Mapping:
Benthic habitat mapping
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5726/
Coral Reefs of the
http://www.oceanicresearch.org/crrainspt.html
Coral Reefs:
Rainforests of the Sea Oceanic Research Group
Coral Reef Task
Force
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm
Descriptions of
Coral Diseases
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761572186
Encyclopedia
reference
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/FactSheets/f_REEFFact.html
Environmental
Defense: Coral reef fact sheet
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/coral/
Environmental
Protection Agency Coral Reef Homepage
http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/welcome.html#reefs
http://www.dordt.edu/~mahaffy/coralsij.htm
Ian Johnston's coral
links is a comprehensive page of tested links
http://www.coral.org/NGO/index.html
International Coral
Reef NGO Directory
International
Society for Reef Studies (ISRS):
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/methods.html
List of coral
monitoring methods:
Mote Marine Lab
coral culturing project
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0725_coralbleaching.html
National Geographic
article on coral bleaching
NOAA coral health and monitoring program. Also provides access to the coral-list listserver.
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/
NOAA’s Coral Reef
homepage
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/coral1.html
Office of Naval
Research
ReefBase is a database on coral reefs and their
resources.
http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/
Reef Check is the
largest international coral reef monitoring program involving recreational
divers and marine scientists
http://www.reefcheck.org/infocenter/links.asp
Reef Check - Info
for Teachers & Students
Reef Keepers
International: dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life
http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm
Reefs at Risk:
provides an indicator of the estimated threat to the world’s coral reefs.
Reefnet is an Internet information service
designed to increase the understanding of coral reef ecosystems world wide
Reef Relief
http://www.cyberlearn.com/zones.htm
Reef Zone Tour:
descend the outer reef of a Micronesian atoll to see how the communities are
distributed
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/reefs/
Remote Sensing of
Coral Reefs
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
Seaworld site on corals
http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
Study Web's Action
Atlas: Coral Reefs- The plight of the planet's coral reefs and how you can help
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs025-02/
USGS Coral Reef Fact
Sheet
http://sflwww.er.usgs.gov/publications/circular/1134/esns/frt.html
U.S. Geological Survey publications on the coral reefs, geology of
reefs, effects on reefs, and sea-level rise.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002237/
Venture into
http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/
The
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/data/coral_mangrove/
World Maps of Coral
& Mangroves:
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/climate/coral/index.htm
World Wild Life:
Coral Reefs
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Ecology/Aquatic_Ecology/Ecosystems/Marine/Coral_Reefs/
Coral Reef links
including articles on artificial reefs, conservation organizations, species,
bleaching, reef aquariums, and research.
Coral Reef Images and Videos
(These were compiled by COSEE-West staff,
College of Exploration [COE], and a dedicated group of participants and
organizers from past COE workshops - these lists are ongoing as we continue to
evolve an online community for ocean sciences!)
Ocean Footage:
register for free video clips of all things salty and marine
Metridium Fields: free video clips &
photos of more marine beasties
http://www.underwaterplanet.com/
Underwater
Planet: lots of high-quality photos
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/reef/index.html
NOAA Photo
Library--Coral Kingdom: very extensive collection of photos (with free
high res. originals)
http://www.ucsd.tv/library2.asp?keyword=ocean
Great collection of
lectures from Scripps
VIDEO_-_Discovery_School_-_Coral_Reefs.doc
27 min. video on VHS
or DVD available through Discovery School entitled "Coral Reef".
http://mars.reefkeepers.net/movie.html
Acropora Coral Growth - Operated by Reefkeeper *Very Good!* Time lapse movie.
http://www.teledata.it/vitolorusso/
Vito Lorusso is a world class photographer. Slow loading, but
worth it!
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02alaska/background/edu/media/thermo9_12.pdf