More Online Resources
In this online resource section, we've collected links to some of the best coral reef and conservation resources on the web. If you would like to add or update resource information, please contact us.
Maps • Multimedia • Education • Research Data & Assessment • Sustainable LIving
Maps
World Resources Institute: Coral Reefs Classified by Potential Threats
Reef Ball Foundation: Threats to Coral Reefs Worldwide
NOAA: Coral Health and Monitoring Program collection
Reef Base: ReefGIS
Google Ocean: Learn more »
Multimedia
Visualization Theater - The World Ocean Observatory provides links to three-dimensionally rendered and animated presentations of data on the world's oceans, waterways, and water supplies.
ReefVid.org - Database of free coral reef video clips.
Coral Reef Multimedia Project - Video clips illustrate and explain coral reef dynamics and threats.
Education
The 2008 Coral Resource Roundup CD is a collection of coral reef educational and outreach materials created by state and federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations that are part of the Education and Outreach Working Group of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The materials cover a wide range of topics related to coral reefs, including basic coral biology, coral reef ecosystems, human use, threats, and conservation efforts.
Coral Literature, Education and Outreach (CLEO) Program - Educational modules developed primarily for middle school classes by NOAA.
CoralSee - An interactive, introductory guide to the Acropora or Staghorn corals of the world's coral reefs.
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program - Provides basic information on coral reef ecosystems and background information on the administration's proposed reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
Reef Manager's Guide to Coral Bleaching - A downloadable guide produced by NOAA, the Australian Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the IUCN.
Research Data & Assessment
MPA Global - A searchable database of the world's marine protected areas.
Reef Base - Free and easy access to data and information on the location, status, threats, monitoring, and management of coral reef resources in more than 100 countries and territories.
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program - Remote sensing and in-situ tools for near real-time and long term monitoring, modeling, and reporting of physical environmental conditions of coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reef Watch aims to assist in the management, study, and assessment of impacts of environmental change on coral reef ecosystems.
Online Access to Research in the Environment - Free access to one of the world's largest collections of environmental science literature coordinated by United Nations Environment Programme, Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers.
World Ocean Database & World Ocean Atlas Series - The National Oceanographic Data Center archives and provides public access to global oceanographic and coastal data, products, and information.
Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring Database - Includes digital photographs from six years of field work in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment - A peer-reviewed publication compiled as a collaboration between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and more than eighty leading climate and tropical marine experts.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - This was the first year this list included coral species. Tubastraea floreana and Rhizopsammia wellingtoni are listed as critically endangered and Polycyathus isabela is listed as vulnerable. Main threats to these Galapagos corals are El Nino events and climate change.
Sustainable Living
How Biodegradable Is Your Trash?
Sustainable Seafood Guides
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Guide (wallet size available)
National Audubon Society Seafood Guide (wallet size available)
Environmental Defense Smart Seafood
Carbon Footprint Calculators