Coral Reefs: Damage Indicators. Case in Point: The French Overseas Departments & Territories (DOM-TOMs)

Introduction Covering approximately 1.2 million km2 or 0.25% of the world maritime domain, coral reefs represent the greatest structures formed on the earth’s surface by living creatures. Although coral has existed for the past billion years, those which cover the seabed in the present day appeared...

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Published in:Etudes caribéennes 2006-12, Vol.5 (5), p.44-49
Main Author: Saffache, Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ecology, environment
Ecosystems
Life Sciences
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Summary:Introduction Covering approximately 1.2 million km2 or 0.25% of the world maritime domain, coral reefs represent the greatest structures formed on the earth’s surface by living creatures. Although coral has existed for the past billion years, those which cover the seabed in the present day appeared in the Jurassic period (secondary era) and develop in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans (SCORE, 1998). Coral reefs support a broad range of marine biodiversity (one quarter of all fish caugh...
ISSN:1779-0980
1961-859X
DOI:10.4000/etudescaribeennes.274