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The wonderful world of coral reefs
« on: April 06, 2013, 02:32:01 PM »
Coral Reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2013, 02:34:08 PM »
Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2013, 02:36:33 PM »
Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps are like tiny sea anemones, to which they are closely related.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2013, 02:38:26 PM »
Unlike sea anemones, coral polyps secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which support and protect their bodies. Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated waters.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2013, 02:42:11 PM »
Often called “rainforests of the sea”, coral reefs form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2013, 02:46:40 PM »
Paradoxically, coral reefs flourish even though they are surrounded by ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water corals also exist on smaller scales in other areas.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2013, 02:52:59 PM »
Coral reefs deliver ecosystem services to tourism, fisheries and shoreline protection. The annual global economic value of coral reefs has been estimated at US$ 375 billion.



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2013, 02:54:05 PM »
However, coral reefs are fragile ecosystems, partly because they are very sensitive to water temperature. They are under threat from climate change, oceanic acidification, blast fishing, cyanide fishing for aquarium fish, overuse of reef resources, and harmful land-use practices, including urban and agricultural runoff and water pollution, which can harm reefs by encouraging excess algal growth.




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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2013, 03:11:41 PM »
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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2013, 12:35:24 PM »
Earth's largest coral reefs

1) Great Barrier Reef
Length: 1,553 miles (2,500 km)
Location: Coral Sea near Australia



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2013, 12:36:18 PM »
2) Red Sea Coral Reef
Length: 1,180 miles (1,900 km)
Location: Red Sea near Israel, Egypt and Djibouti



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2013, 12:39:49 PM »
3) New Caledonia Barrier Reef
Length: 932 miles (1,500 km)
Location: Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2013, 01:01:56 PM »
Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps are like tiny sea anemones, to which they are closely related.




familiar sa akin to...  i think, this is a 3D Screensaver if I'm not mistaken hehehehehe

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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2013, 01:38:22 PM »
4) The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
Length: 585 miles (943 km)
Location: Atlantic Ocean near Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2013, 01:39:52 PM »

familiar sa akin to...  i think, this is a 3D Screensaver if I'm not mistaken hehehehehe

maayo pa ka... nauna imong computer screen kay sa diving ani. ;D

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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2013, 01:46:06 PM »
5) Florida Reef
Length: 200 miles (322 km)
Location: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico near Florida



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2013, 01:50:00 PM »
6) Andros Coral Reef
Length: 124 miles (200 km)
Location: Bahamas between the islands of Andros and Nassau



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« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2013, 01:59:24 PM »
7) Zhongsha Islands
Length: 50 miles (81 km)
Location: South China Sea



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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2013, 02:07:31 PM »
8) Saya Del Malha
Area: 15,444 square miles (40,000 sq km)
Location: Indian Ocean



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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2013, 02:09:33 PM »
9) Great Chagos Bank
Area: 4,633 square miles (12,000 sq km)
Location: The Maldives



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10) Reed Bank
Area: 3,423 square miles (8,866 sq km)
Location: West Philippine Sea, Philippines



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Re: The wonderful world of coral reefs
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2013, 02:21:34 PM »
Philippines asking $1.4 mn from US for reef damage

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This file photo shows USS Guardian warship, on January 22, 2013, sitting aground on the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, where it ran aground five days earlier. The Philippines will ask the US to pay $1.4 mln in compensation for damage caused by the ship to a protected coral reef, according to the manager of the reef

The Philippines will ask the United States to pay 58 million pesos ($1.4 million) in compensation for damage caused by a US warship to a protected coral reef, the manager of the reef said Saturday.

The amount is based on studies by Philippine agencies including the coast guard that found the USS Guardian damaged at least 2,345 square metres (25,240 square feet) of the protected Tubbataha reef, park superintendent Angelique Songco said.

She said a letter requesting compensation would be sent to the US embassy next week, stressing this is the amount required by a law passed to protect the reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site in a remote area of the Sulu Sea.

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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2013, 02:52:18 PM »
"We don't want to be dishonest. It is just a simple process: measure it correctly and then they pay. That is all. It is very straightforward," she told AFP.

Earlier estimates said as much as 4,000 square metres of the reef had been destroyed when the USS Guardian minesweeper ran aground on Tubbataha on January 17 but Songco said their studies found the damage was less than feared.

It took the salvage teams until March 29 to remove the last of the 223-foot (68-metre) USS Guardian, which had to be cut into pieces so it could be lifted clear without damaging the reef further.


This photo, released on March 30, 2013 by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), shows a portion of the stern of the USS Guardian being lifted by a boat crane during its salvage operation at Tubbataha reef, off Palawan island, western Philippines

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« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2013, 02:54:07 PM »
The incident stirred nationalist anger with demands that the United States pay a large amount of compensation for damaging the reef, which is world renowned for its rich marine life.

But Songco said they would only ask for the required amount based on the affected area.

"I am not worried about criticism (for the small amount). We are not trying to put one over them and we hope they will do the same with us," she said.

She said the last of the salvage ships had left Tubbataha but a team of US Navy divers and a US vessel remained in the area, assessing the damage.



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« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2013, 03:03:24 PM »
The United States has apologised for the mishap and has said it would cooperate in addressing the damage.

The US Navy said in a statement Saturday that it did not want to speculate about the liability but would coordinate with the Philippine government to assess the damage to the reef.

"The Republic of the Philippines may submit to the Navy any and all information it believes relevant to determinations of coral reef damage," the statement said.

The commanding officer and three crew of the USS Guardian were relieved of their duties over the grounding, the US Navy announced earlier this week.

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« Reply #27 on: April 09, 2013, 04:05:51 PM »

p.s. kanang imong bag-ong avatar; mora lagi ug coral reefs ilang mga buhok. ;D

hahahahah ordinary clip na sa buhok Madam CJ nga gidungagan ug kanang plastic nga bulak para kunuhay nindot tan-awn... gipangregalo ra na sa amo.a... kanang red ako-a..

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