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Corals and Coral Reefs

Sargassum Seaweed

Glossary of Terms

Micro-tidal

Tidal range less than 2m.

The transmission of waves through water.

A geographically defined area that is designed and managed to achieve specified environmental objectives.

Fringing Reef

A coral reef attached directly to an insular or continental shore. There may be a shallow channel or lagoon between the reef and the adjacent mainland.

Natural Resources

May be classified as non-renewable (e.g. coal, oil) and renewable. The latter may further be classified as unconditionally renewable (e.g. solar, tidal or wind energy) and conditionally renewable (e.g. fish, forest products). Conditionally renewable sources will last indefinitely if not over-exploited because that part of the resource that is used can be replaced through natural processes.

Coral Bleaching

A phenomenon in which corals under stress (e.g., by elevated water temperature) expel their symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in large numbers, or the concentration of algal photosynthetic pigments decreases. As a result, the corals' white skeletons show through their tissue and they appear bleached.

Harbour

Any protected water area affording a place of safety for vessels. A harbor may be natural or man-made.

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