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Category: Coral

Coral

Things that eat coral

Peter Etnoyer April 30, 2008 coral weekPredation

People eat sea anemones and jellyfish, but they would have to be seriously, deliriously, Castaway hungry to eat a coral. Or else corals would have been gone long ago. But, … this does NOT mean coral is without natural enemies.

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Coral Pictures and Movies

Bioluminescenct Coral

Dr. M April 30, 2008

A deep-sea coral was collected at ~700m in the north-west Hawaiin islands. Back in lab, the lights were turned off and the scientists were excited…

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Coral

Deep corals are old as the hills, archives of climate change

Peter Etnoyer April 30, 2008 coral weekfossilMichael Risksilurian

The coelenterates, corals and their relatives, are very ancient, and in fact may be the oldest metazoans. Proterozoic burrows preserved in the Mackenzie Mountains of Northwest Canada were probably made by animals resembling cerianthid anemones, and are about one billion years old.

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Coral Music

Coral Week Deep Sea Ditty – Reef City

Kevin Zelnio April 29, 2008

Reef City is sung to Sin City by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, a favorite song (and artists) of mine. Deep and shallow reefs alike…

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Coral

Monk seals dig deep-corals, so we should, too

Peter Etnoyer April 29, 2008 coral weekhawaiiMegavertebratemonk seal

One of the challenges of deep coral research is convincing people that deep corals form habitat for other animals, animals of particular concern, like fish…

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Coral

Stitchin’ Fish is knittin’ coral

Peter Etnoyer April 29, 2008 coral weekscience knitting

Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) never looked so… cuddly. It’s amazing. Who would believe someone could knit a sea fan and do it so well? Ecology…

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Coral

Stitchin' Fish is knittin' coral

Peter Etnoyer April 29, 2008 coral weekscience knitting

Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) never looked so… cuddly. It’s amazing. Who would believe someone could knit a sea fan and do it so well? Ecology…

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Carnivals & Link Love Conservation & Environment Coral

You Should Love Corals Because

Dr. M April 29, 2008 coral weekeconomicsvaluation

Worldwide, corals generate $9.6 billion per year in money

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Carnivals & Link Love Coral

Coral Woodcuts and Engravings

Dr. M April 29, 2008

Cephalopodcast points to the Florida Center for Instructional Technology website that has several beautiful illustrations for education use. Preeetttttyyyy.

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Coral

Deep-sea corals have complex microbial assemblages, just like shallow corals

Peter Etnoyer April 29, 2008 Christina Kellogg

This is the second in a series of five referenced articles about shared characteristics between deep and shallow water corals Special guest post by Christina…

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