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Corals
are
marine
animals, typically occurring in colonies, found in tropical and temperate seas. Some corals contribute to the formation of coral
reefs found in tropical and sub-tropical areas and many (although not all) are dependent
on light for photosynthesis. Data for coral
reef distribution for coastal Africa are provided by ReefBase.
- Name: Distribution of coral reefs in coastal Africa
- Description: Coral reef distributions, including notable areas such as areas of
recorded bleaching and/or diseased reef locations and monitoring sites.
- Source: ReefBase
- Original Publisher: WorldFish
Center
- Citation: M. Noordeloos, M. Tupper, Y. Yusuf, M.K.
Tan, S.L. Tan, S.J. Teoh, S. Ikbal. ReefBase: A Global Information System on Coral Reefs
[Online]. Available from: http://www.reefbase.org [Accessed: 15/11/06].
- Processing notes: distribution data for
coral reefs in coastal Africa, including bleaching, monitoring, diseased, and ICRAN sites,
were extracted from ReefBase in tabular Excel (xls) format. Point distribution data
were edited if errors in the data were detected (e.g., latitude and longitude
errors) and converted to shapefile format..
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