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dc.contributor.authorBasecke, Grahameng
dc.date.issued2014eng
dc.description.abstractCoral 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."eng
dc.identifier.citationArtifacts ; issue 10 (2014)eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/43620eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherRhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesArtifacts ; issue 10 (2014)eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subjectcoral reef systems, biologically diverse ecosystems, coral polyps, coral reefs, global climate change, ocean acidification, sedimentation, coral bleachingeng
dc.titleProtecting the rainforests of the oceanseng
dc.typeArticleeng


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