PDF-A REEF MANAGER

1MANAGING FOR MASS CORAL BLEACHING The need for a management response to mass coralbleaching is now well established31113The incidenceand severity of mass coral bleaching events hasincreased conti. Before the Reef The nearshore beach zone at Narrowneck has historically been a transient environment On average 500000m of sand is transported north through this coastal system preventing most benthic ground dwelling organisms from permanently colon L 106 562 16 US C 6401 et seq December 23 2000 TITLE II CORAL REEF CONSERVATION SEC 201 SHORT TITLE This title may be cited as the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 SEC 202 PURPOSES The purposes of this title are 1 to preserve sustain and restor Part I. Section 5. Invertebrate marine animal. A polyp that begins to form an exoskeleton. CO. 2. & Ca in the water to make calcium carbonate (CaCO. 3. ) aka limestone. Sessile – immobile. Form colonies. Built entirely by biological activity. CaCO. 3. solubility low above 20. o. isotherm. Radioactively labeled Ca absorption low on cloudy days. Global distribution limited by temperature. 70 m is max depth (1-2% surface illumination). 1. Go to. . reef-education.com and download the free application.. . Extract REEF . to your desktop or other convenient location on your . computer.. 2. Create your REEF Education Instructor account.. Lagoons Part 2. AICE Marine Science. Unit 5. Difference between shallow & deep corals:. Shallow:. Symbiotic w/ . zooxanthellae. Colorful. Energy from . zooxanthellae. & from filter feeding w/ stinging tentacles. Reef Development. Coralline algae – precipitate calcium carbonate. Sponges – secrete silica. Dominant species = Framework Builders because they provide the matrix for the growing reef. Reef Development. Coral Reef Locations. Reading SST Maps. Reef Habitat and Range. Level . 2. Measuring Coral Heat Stress. Measuring . Water that is Warmer than Normal. Calculating . Heat Stress from Satellite Data. Understanding . World’s largest coral reef system. Over 2900 individual reefs. 900 islands. Stretches 2600 km. Composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms called coral polyps. Cool Facts. One of the 7 natural wonders of the world. By: Kelli McLean. About the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR)!. More than 724km long. It runs between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen for hundreds of miles, extending from the southern half of the Yucatan Peninsula to the Bay Islands of Honduras. Michael Savarese AswaniK Volety S Gregory TolleyFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityManagement Restoration of Southwest Florida146s Estuaries149Importance of estuaries149Effects of water management149Need Getting started. With this GEO resource you will be learning about the location and biodiversity of . coral reefs. , their value to us and the environment and threats affecting global reefs today. We will also investigate the response to such threats in term of management.. .  . Information about Coral Reefs. Coral reefs are made from animals that live in the same place their entire lives. . Corals . need shallow, clear, warm water to survive. . Most . corals live with algae, which are tiny, plant-like organisms that need sunlight to grow.   . Ali Golshani*, Tom . Baldock, . David . Callaghan, Peter . Nielsen. Peter Mumby, Megan Saunders, Javier Patino, Stuart Phinn, Sarah . Hamylton. Theme 10A: Modeling Reef Futures. 9 July 2012. How does climate change alter island reef protection?.