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Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.

Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.
Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.
Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.
Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.
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Hughen, Konrad A.
Red Sea local dive-tour operators at the edge of a coral reef.
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05/18/2008
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2009 Calendar opening text excerpt:
Through a research agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, WHOI scientists are studying coral reef ecosystems, fisheries, and water circulation
along Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. The first priority is to assess the health of extensive coral reefs and identify environmental factors affecting them. This work involves commercial dive boats , local dive-tour operators (in the inflatable boat, pictured), and coral measurements by WHOI scientists (below). These studies will provide a baseline for monitoring this vital and still-unspoiled ecosystem in a time of ongoing coastal development and climate change.
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An inflatable boat and dive-tour operators stand by at a coral reef's edge in the Red Sea, where WHOI scientists are studying the unique, pristine reef ecosystems along Saudi Arabia's coast, through a research agreement with King Abdulla University of Science and Technology. Tropical coral reefs, a small part of Earth's ocean, are among the most diverse, productive, and threatened ecosystems in the world. WHOI research on coral reefs includes studies of how climate affects corals; how reef ecosystems are connected with each other and with mangroves; and how corals react to environmental stress.
Photo by Konrad Hughen
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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