Aquatic Toxicology
ISSN: 0166-445X | eISSN: 1879-1514 Aquatic Toxicology publishes original scientific papers dealing with the mechanisms of toxicity and the responses to toxic agents in aquatic environments at the community, species, tissue, cellular, subcellular and molecular levels, including aspects of uptake, metabolism and excretion of toxicants.
Biology Letters
Biology Letters is an online, peer-reviewed Royal Society journal that publishes short, high-quality articles, reviews and opinion pieces from across the biological sciences. The scope of Biology Letters is vast - publishing high-quality research in any area of the biological sciences. However, we have particular strengths in the biology, evolution and ecology of whole organisms. We also publish in other areas of biology, such as molecular ecology and evolution, environmental science, and phylogenetics.
BioScience
BioScience includes articles about research findings and techniques, advances in biology education, professionally written feature articles about the latest frontiers in biology, discussions of professional issues, book reviews, news about AIBS, a policy column (Washington Watch), and an education column (Eye on Education). Roundtables, forums, and viewpoint articles offer the perspectives of opinion leaders and invite further commentary.
Coral Reefs
The journal, Coral Reefs, the Journal of the International Coral Reef Society, is committed to publishing diverse and multidisciplinary papers across broad fields of coral reef science. It publishes analytical and theoretical papers focused on understanding and managing coral reef systems and organisms.
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science is an interdisciplinary journal that advances our understanding of marine species, ecosystems, and processes as well as human interactions with, and impacts on, ocean environments.
Marine Environmental Research
Print ISSN: 0141-1136 Online ISSN: 1879-0291Marine Environmental Research publishes original research papers on chemical, physical, and biological interactions in the oceans and coastal waters. The journal serves as a forum for new information on biology, chemistry, and toxicology and syntheses that advance understanding of marine environmental processes.
Nature
Journal Information
Aims & Scope
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
Ocean Engineering
ISSN: 0029-8018 | eISSN: 1873-5258 Ocean Engineering aims to provide a medium for the publication of original research and development work in the field of ocean engineering.
Regional Studies in Marine Science
Regional Studies in Marine Science publishes scientifically sound papers on regional aspects of maritime and marine resources in estuaries, coastal zones, continental shelf, the seas and oceans.
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries is an international journal that publishes original and review articles on various aspects of fish and fisheries biology.
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin is concerned with the rational use of maritime and marine resources in estuaries, the seas, and oceans, as well as with documenting marine pollution and introducing new forms of measurement and analysis. A wide range of topics are discussed as news, comment, reviews and research reports, not only on effluent disposal and pollution control, but also on the management, economic aspects and protection of the marine environment in general.
Databases
The Coral Database
A platform to manage information and data collected concerning the state and health of coastal, oceanic, reef and other ecosystems found in the Maldives. It is a national tool that aims to empower people to drive and enact local, regional, and country wide change.
Coral Restoration Database
The Coral Restoration Database is now being hosted on the ICRI Forum it was previously hosted by the team at James Cook University who developed the Database after synthesising the available knowledge of coral restoration methods in a review paper (published January 2020), incorporating data from the peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with grey literature and a survey of coral restoration practitioners.
CoRIS: Coral Reef Information System
CoRIS is the Coral Reef Conservation Program's (CRCP) information portal that provides access to NOAA coral reef information and data products with emphasis on the U.S. states, territories and remote island areas. NOAA Coral Reef activities include coral reef mapping, monitoring and assessment; natural and socioeconomic research and modeling; outreach and education; and management and stewardship.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE is a free research database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government, and general interest sources.
Mermaid
MERMAID offers free and open-source solutions built for enhancing coral reef monitoring.
National Agriculture Library
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) facilitates the creation of agricultural knowledge through the acquisition, curation, and dissemination of the information needed to solve agricultural challenges today and in the future.
The Online Library System of the Environmental Protection Agency
The most comprehensive searchable index to EPA published documents, both paper and electronic. Includes EPA publications, government reports, books, journals, videos, CD-ROMs and DVDs. Sources include the EPA National Library Network, National Technical Information Service (NTIS) reports, Air Pollution Technical Information Center documents (pre-1978), Ground Water Ecosystems Restoration and the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NCSEP).
Professional Associations
Coral Disease & Health Consortium
The Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) was created in 2002 in response to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force’s (USCRTF) National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs with a goal of providing coastal and ocean managers with scientific understanding and tools to help protect healthy coral reef ecosystems and restore degraded ones.
Coral Research and Development Accelorator Platform
CORDAP brings together the best minds worldwide, in a transdisciplinary approach, to accelerate and scale up the development of new technologies that support international coral conservation efforts needed to secure a future for tropical coral reefs and cold-water corals.
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA research is targeted to the protection of corals and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. These goals have guided investigations across a broad range of science needs.
Harte Research Institute
The Coral Reef and Ocean Health Lab contributes knowledge, tools, and solutions to the ever-growing challenges facing our fragile marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs, and provides exceptional training and mentorship to tomorrow's leaders.
NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
The Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program is administered by the Office of Habitat Conservation within NOAA Fisheries. It is the nation’s only federal research program dedicated to increasing scientific understanding of deep-sea coral ecosystems. This work informs critical management decisions about these habitats and the ecosystems they support in every region of the United States and its territories.
United States Coral Reed Task Force
The United States is one of many nations around the world working to halt the coral reef crisis and protect, restore, and sustainably use coral reef ecosystems. The United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) was established in 1998 by Presidential Executive Order 13089 to lead U.S. efforts to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems.
Websites
Anthropogenic (Human) Threats to Corals
The National Ocean Service provides data, tools, and services that protect our ecosystems and enhance climate and economic resilience.
Coral Reef Watch
For more than 20 years, NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) has been using remote sensing, modeled, and in situ data to operate a decision support system to help resource managers, scientific researchers, decision makers, in-water monitoring networks, and other stakeholders around the world prepare for and respond to coral reef ecosystem stressors, predominantly resulting from climate change and warming of the Earth's oceans.
How corals benefit us
The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform – CORDAP – was launched in 2020 by the G20 to fast-track research and development (R&D) solutions to save the world’s corals.
National Marine Sanctuary System
From Washington state to the Gulf of America and from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Islands, the National Marine Sanctuary System protects 18 underwater parks spanning over 629,000 square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters. By investing in innovative solutions, we strengthen these iconic places to address 21st-century challenges while supporting America's commerce and tourism. These unique locations inspire people to visit, value, and steward our nation’s iconic ocean and Great Lakes waters.
Why are corals threatened?
Coral Guardian is a non-governmental organisation. Since 2012, we have been working internationally and with local communities to protect coral ecosystems.
Books
Life on the Rocks
by
Juli Berwald
Life on the Rocks is a meditative ode to the reefs and the undaunted scientists working to save them against almost impossible odds. Berwald explores what it means to keep fighting a battle that can't be won, contemplating the inevitable grief of climate change and the beauty of small victories
Resilience in ecology and health
by
Gerard Magill (Editor), James Benedict (Editor)
This edited book is a collection of essays addressing emerging concerns and pivotal problems about our planet's environment and ecology. The contributions gathered here highlight the inter-relation of topics and expertise, connecting resilience with ecology, health, biotechnology and generational challenges. The book concludes with an ethical analysis of the multiple and over-lapping challenges that require urgent attention and long-term resolution
The coral microbiome in sickness, in health and in a changing world, Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024
Nature Reviews Microbiology publishes the highest-quality reviews and perspectives highlighting important developments in our understanding of bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and protozoa, their interaction with their environments, how these organisms are harnessed in human endeavour and their impact on society.
Finding genes and pathways that underlie coral adaptation, Trends in Genetics, 2024
Cell Press publishes over 50 scientific journals across the life, physical, earth, and health sciences, both independently and in partnership with scientific societies. Our story began 50 years ago with the journal Cell and a commitment to publishing exciting biology. Today, we are bringing our editorial excellence, commitment to innovation, unparalleled reach and visibility, and passion for advocacy to all areas of scientific exploration as we work to publish and share science that inspires.
Investigation of electrical resistivity for fiber-reinforced coral aggregate concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 2024
Construction and Building Materials provides an international forum for the dissemination of innovative and original research and development in the field of construction and building materials and their application in new works and to repair practices. The journal publishes a wide range of innovative research and application papers which describe original laboratory works and experimental campaigns.
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Conservation
Coral Reef Alliance
We conduct research to identify critical threats to coral reefs and uncover pathways for adaptation. Through research, insights on reef health and water quality, and the development of data standards, we publish scientific findings to inform action.
Coral Restoration Foundation
As global leaders in coral reef restoration, we are revolutionizing the field, scaling impact worldwide, and securing a future for the people that depend on these vital ecosystems.
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
The Coral Reef Conservation Program is a partnership between the NOAA Line Offices that work on coral reef issues. We bring together expertise from across NOAA for a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and conserving coral reef ecosystems.