It has been estimated that 10 percent of the earth's coral reefs have already been seriously degraded and a much greater percentage is threatened. If allowed to continue, this decline is likely to lead to the loss of most of the world's reef resources during the next century. Real-time Monitoring of Oceanographic Data. The list is composed almost entirely of coral reef specialists, who post questions and news to the list, which is circulated among all the subscribers. Provide Literature Abstracts .
Abstracts are searchable by author or subject.
Provide Historical Data . Provide Artificial Intelligence Support . Notices of coral reef damage and coral spawnings have been broadcasted through our listserver throughout the world as they happen. Students and academicians have made heavy use of the on-line literature abstracts, and have also contributed their works. A data-driven expert system for producing coral bleaching alerts.