Monday, June 18, 2007

Coral Reef Monitoring

WorldFish Center ReefBase Project

http://www.reefbase.org

Learn about the state of coral reefs around the world.

It is estimated that coral reefs cover around 284,000 square kilometers providing a habitat for thousands of species to live. Global warming poses a major threat to these massive living structures and in this file you can explore the state of coral reefs around the world, seeing their distribution and concerns facing their future existance.

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/small/reef_base_sm.jpg

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/large/reef_base_lg.jpg

Open in Google Earth