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| | | Deep-Sea Corals |
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| | Deep-Sea Coral Ecology | | | | Deep-sea corals are members of the Class of animals called Anthozoa, which among other creatures, includes sea anemones, stony corals, soft corals and sea pens. Deep-sea corals inhabit the colder deep waters of our continental shelves and offshore canyons in waters ranging from 50-1000 m depths. Where current and substrate conditions are suitable, these corals form thickets or groves of high complexity. Similar to the ancient redwood and sequoia trees, these animals are slow growing and can reach hundreds of years in age. Similar to tropical rainforests, they also provide habitat for many other animals. Deep-sea corals may provide historical clues to climate change and may also be the source of new drugs from the sea. | | |  This healthy branch of Lophelia coral was sampled from deep ocean reefs off the coast of South Carolina. Unlike tropical species of coral, Lophelia possesses no symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae). (Image courtesy of NOAA) | | | | |
 | | | | | | | Title | NOAA’s Comprehensive Web Site on Coral Reefs
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| | Description | he site provides access to aerial photos, preview navigational charts, coral bleaching reports and much more. In addition to existing search capabilities, you can now search the system for specific taxa (visit www.coris.noaa.gov/data to use the new search tool). Recent additions to available data sets include Hawaii Environmental Sensitivity Index maps. The site also includes extensive information on what coral reefs are. | | Keywords | COMPREHENSIVE WEB SITE CORAL REEFS | | Geography Keywords | NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; US | | Content Language(s) | English | | Web Address (URL) | http://www.coris.noaa.gov/ | |
| Type of Website | Institutional website | |
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