What does CORAL stand for?

But researchers working with the Coral Reef Alliance have found that while coral reefs do store CO2 as part of photosynthesis, they tend to release most of it back into the ocean (so they are not what are known as "carbon sinks").

In November 2002, scientists led by Thomas Goreau, President of the Global Coral Reef Alliance, grabbed the world's attention by declaring that, "this year more coral died of heat stroke than from all human causes to date ever.

Available from the ACA Bookstore * OLS Instructor's Manual 2002 Edition by American Camping Association * OLS Program Manual: Environmental Guide by Catherine Scheder * OLS Field Guide by Catherine Scheder Web Resources * Caribbean Conservation Corporation * International Coral Reef Action Network * American Samoa National Park * Australian Institute of Marine Science * "Coral Reef Adventure" * The Coral Reef Alliance * Earthwatch Institute * Environmental Defense Fund * US Environmental Protection Acency's Coral Reef Information Page * Global Coral Reef Alliance * Reef Relief * Sea and Sky Richard Murphy, Ph.

November 7-14:\f0 Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) 2nd Annual Dive Festival, Bonaire, Dutch West Indies.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) has joined forces with Leisure Pro, the Internet's largest scuba diving and snorkeling merchant, to raise awareness about the endangered state of our planet's coral reefs.

Collectors sometimes use bleach and cyanide chemicals to stun fish," says Brain Huse, executive director of the Coral Reef Alliance.

According to Thomas Goreau, president of the Global Coral Reef Alliance in Chappaqua, New York and adviser to the United Nations Environment Programme, almost all the Great Barrier Reef's surface water was 2[degrees]C or more above normal for more than two months from early 3anuary to mid-March.

Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization The Coral Reef Alliance - http://www.