Chapter 9 - Impacts on Coral Reefs

Websites

• http://www.coralcoe.org.au
  The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies is headquartered at James Cook University. The links include over 400 coral reef publications.
• http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html#outreach
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce. It conducts environmental research. The mission of NOAA is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources.
• http://www.coris.noaa.gov/
  NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) was launched in 2002 as a single point of access to NOAA's coral reef information and data products. The links include resources for students interested in learning more about reefs as well as lesson plans and other useful information for educators.
• http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Coral/home.html
  SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database. A clear and concise website covering the biology of coral and coral reefs, with good illustrations.
• http://www.mesa.edu.au/sites/coral_reefs.asp
  The Marine Education Society of Australasia, MESA, provides a forum for the sharing of ideas to facilitate the development of leading environmental education and interpretation programs with a coastal and marine focus. MESA also promotes the sustainable use of marine and coastal environments through education.
• http://www.coralfilm.com/about.html
  Provides a good overview of Coral Reefs. It has good teacher resources.
• http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/index.html
  A joint venture between NASA/JPL and the Texas A&M Department of Oceanography, USA. It focuses on Oceanography but also has lots of good information on fishes and reefs.
• http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/index.cfm
  The Australian museum fish site. Identify a fish, fish movie clips and FAQ about fish.