Latest revision as of 15:39, 26 July 2023

Welcome to the Coral Digest

Coral reefs are the proverbial "canary in a coal mine" of the oceans. In the face of climate change, there is no doubt that coral reefs are declining worldwide. Increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have led to warming oceans, ocean acidification, coral disease, and global bleaching events that occur too frequently for coral to recover. Localized threats from overfishing, pollution (including marine plastics), invasive species, and even the sunscreen that we all wear all but ensure that coral reefs, and the amazing assortment of fish and creatures that depend on them, will continue to decline, despite our best efforts to preserve and manage the reefs.

This site is a collection of student research.

Recent Updates

New content: Biosphere 2
Updates to the Artificial Reefs page
Updates to the Coral Transplantation page
Updates and new content on the Reefs and Pharmaceuticals page
Updates to the Effects of the Moon on Reef Organisms page

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-= Welcome to the Coral Reef Digest =
-This is a project of the [http://ie.unc.edu/enst259 | ENST259 Coral Reef Ecology and Management at UNC - Chapel Hill (ENST259)] class. It is meant to be a semi-comprehensive resource for learning about corals, coral reefs, the threats corals face, the role and importance reefs play in the world, and management of reefs and reef-related environments.
-Each year's ENST259 class will build upon the material from previous years. Students will select topics of interest from a list of topics provided by previous years' students that require more research, or students can introduce new topics. After a semester of research, current students will synthesize their research and add that content to this wiki.
+= Welcome to the Coral Digest =
-If you have any questions about this wiki or topics you'd like to see added, please email Brian Naess at naess@unc.edu.
+Coral [[Reefs|reefs]] are the proverbial "canary in a coal mine" of the oceans. In the face of climate change, there is no doubt that coral reefs are declining worldwide. Increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have led to [[SSTs|warming oceans]], [[Acidification|ocean acidification]], [[Disease|coral disease]], and global [[Bleaching|bleaching]] events that occur too frequently for [[Coral|coral]] to recover. Localized threats from [[Overfishing|overfishing]], [[Pollution|pollution]] (including [[Plastics|marine plastics]]), [[InvasiveSpecies|invasive species]], and even the [[Sunscreen|sunscreen]] that we all wear all but ensure that coral reefs, and the amazing assortment of [[Fish|fish]] and [[Creatures|creatures]] that depend on them, will continue to decline, despite our best [[Management|efforts to preserve and manage]] the reefs.
-== Main Sections ==
+This site is a collection of student research.
-=== [[reefs|Reef Structure, Formation, and Ecology]] ===
+== Recent Updates ==
-=== [[reefInhabitants|Reef and Near-reef Inhabitants]] ===
+* New content: [[Biosphere2|Biosphere 2]]
-=== [[threats|Threats to Corals and Coral Reefs]] ===
+* Updates to the [[ArtificialReefs|Artificial Reefs]] page
-=== [[management|Protecting and Managing Coral Reefs]] ===
+* Updates to the [[CoralTransplantation|Coral Transplantation]] page
+* Updates and new content on the [[Pharmaceuticals|Reefs and Pharmaceuticals]] page
+* Updates to the [[Moon|Effects of the Moon on Reef Organisms]] page
+[[File:Magnificent-feather-duster.JPG|thumb|left|600px|alt=Magnificent Feather Duster|Magnificent Feather Duster]]

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Latest revision as of 15:39, 26 July 2023

Welcome to the Coral Digest

Recent Updates