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Welcome to the Coral Digest

This is a project of the 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.

Main Topics

• Reef Structure, Formation, and Ecology
• Reef and Near-reef Inhabitants
• Threats to Corals and Coral Reefs
• Protecting and Managing Coral Reefs

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Tips for Using This Site

• If you are looking for something specific, like information on coral bleaching, use the Search box at the top and type in "bleaching"
• If you want to learn more about a given topic, then start with the Main Topics, and work your way down towards more specific topics

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About Our Images

Unless otherwise indicated, photos shown on this site are pulled from our class photo album located at https://picasaweb.google.com/ENST259, and image credits are attributed in the photo album.

If you have any questions about this wiki or topics you'd like to see added, please email Brian Naess at naess@unc.edu.