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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A reef with very little calcium carbonate accretion. A non-reef coral community.
Industry:Natural environment
A substance that accelerates a chemical reaction, but is not consumed or changed in the process.
Industry:Natural environment
All of the changes that occur to a deposited sediment during its conversion to rock; includes changes that result from chemical, physical as well as biological processes.
Industry:Natural environment
An organic rock produced by the physiological activities of plants or animals.
Industry:Natural environment
Classification based on grouping by overall similarity, not recency of common descent.
Industry:Natural environment
In addition to freshwater environments, crocodiles also inhabit brackish waters and coral reef habitats. The American crocodile can be found on offshore cayes and atolls, and in mainland coastal habitats. Two endangered species of crocodile, the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), occur in Belize. The largest American crocodile population (less than 300) in Belize is found in the Turneffe Atoll, which is one of the largest remaining nesting areas in the Caribbean. Morelet's crocodile can be found in brackish water around coastal areas. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the world's largest reptile, can be found in coastal, coral reef-rich waters from eastern India and Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia. They occur as far east as the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Industry:Natural environment
Indices of selected coral reef sites/regions (maintained by NOAA/NESDIS) that present satellite-obtained measurements of relevance to coral reef ecosystems.
Industry:Natural environment
