Protecting the rainforests of the oceans

Coral reefs are underwater living structures composed of calcium carbonates that over time are secreted by animals called coral polyps. Coral reefs are vital for society, not only ecologically, but also economically, but according to Marine Biologist T.P. Hughes, "Unfortunately reefs are in ser...

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Main Author: Basecke, Graham
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia 2014
Subjects:
coral reef systems
biologically diverse ecosystems
coral polyps
coral reefs
global climate change
ocean acidification
sedimentation
coral bleaching
Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10355/43620
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spelling ftunimissourimos:oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/43620 2023-05-15T17:50:22+02:00 Protecting the rainforests of the oceans Basecke, Graham 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10355/43620 English eng eng Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia Artifacts issue 10 (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10355/43620 OpenAccess. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. CC-BY-NC-ND coral reef systems biologically diverse ecosystems coral polyps coral reefs global climate change ocean acidification sedimentation coral bleaching Article 2014 ftunimissourimos 2021-12-06T20:42:56Z Coral reefs are underwater living structures composed of calcium carbonates that over time are secreted by animals called coral polyps. Coral reefs are vital for society, not only ecologically, but also economically, but according to Marine Biologist T.P. Hughes, "Unfortunately reefs are in serious decline; an estimated 30% are already severely damaged, and close to 60% may be lost by 2030." Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of Missouri: MOspace
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topic coral reef systems
biologically diverse ecosystems
coral polyps
coral reefs
global climate change
ocean acidification
sedimentation
coral bleaching
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biologically diverse ecosystems
coral polyps
coral reefs
global climate change
ocean acidification
sedimentation
coral bleaching
Basecke, Graham
Protecting the rainforests of the oceans
topic_facet coral reef systems
biologically diverse ecosystems
coral polyps
coral reefs
global climate change
ocean acidification
sedimentation
coral bleaching
description Coral reefs are underwater living structures composed of calcium carbonates that over time are secreted by animals called coral polyps. Coral reefs are vital for society, not only ecologically, but also economically, but according to Marine Biologist T.P. Hughes, "Unfortunately reefs are in serious decline; an estimated 30% are already severely damaged, and close to 60% may be lost by 2030."
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title_short Protecting the rainforests of the oceans
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publisher Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia
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