USGS: Science Topics: reef ecosystems

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Reef ecosystems

Biological communities formed by the skeletons of calcareous seawater organisms, usually corals.

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The Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium [More info]: Palmyra Atoll in the tropical Pacific is a "living laboratory" for multi-disciplinary research on coral reef ecosystems, insular terrestrial ecosystems, climate change, and the lingering effects of Cold War nuclear testing.
USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center [More info]: Extreme storms, sea-level rise, and the health of marine communities are some of the major societal and environmental issues studied by this part of USGS.
USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center--Research activities in the U.S. Virgin Islands [More info]: Explains type of information we collect and the problems we study in this area, focusing on coral reef ecosystems, ocean acidification, and sea-level change.

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