Reefs at risk: Coral reef protection. major threats like construction, farming, trash dumping and pollution, fishing, dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing, aquarium trade and fish farms, bombs and oil spills.
are overfished, bombed and poisoned, smothered by sediment
Coral reefs: reef formation – coral reefs on earth – types of reefs – reef morphology – marine biology (characteristics, ecology and range, behavior of marine animals), underwater photography, links, books
Too much sediment in the water can smother the coral
Print version of Wallacea – a transition zone from Asia to Australia, specially rich in marine life and on land. A biodiversity hotspot with many endemic species. About the naturalist Sir Alfred Russel Wallace who traveled in this area. Maps of Wallacea, the Indonesian Throughflow and the land bridge through Wallacea during the ice age.
Roti and Timor) are uplifted coral limestone and sediment
Coral reef protection: Major endangered reef regions – Hotspots (Biodiversity and Endemism). Why are reefs important?
threats are pollution from land-based sources, sediment
Wallacea – a transition zone from Asia to Australia, specially rich in marine life and on land. A biodiversity hotspot with many endemic species. About the naturalist Sir Alfred Russel Wallace who traveled in this area. Maps of Wallacea, the Indonesian Throughflow and the land bridge through Wallacea during the ice age.
Roti and Timor) are uplifted coral limestone and sediment
divesites in Nusatenggara, Indonesia (Komodo, Flores, Alor) – maps, description of dive sites, addresses, links / Tauchplaetze in Nusa Tenggara Komodo, Flores, Alor in Indonesien) – Karten, Tauchplatzbeschreibungen, Adressen und Links (Zubi – starfish)
Roti and Timor) are uplifted coral limestone and sediment
Print version of diving in Lankayan (Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia): dive sites, description of dive areas (Zubi – starfish)
near by coast (see map below) that bring a lot of sediment
print version of diving in Lombok, Indonesia (Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, Gili Meno, Sanggigi) dive sites, description of dive areas (Zubi – starfish)
Roti and Timor) are uplifted coral limestone and sediment
Scuba diving in Lankayan, Sabah, Borneo – maps, description of dive sites, addresses, links. Additional information about Sepilok, Gomatong Caves, Turtle island and Kinabatangan River. Tauchen in Lankayan, Sabah, Borneo – Reisebericht, Karten, Tauchplatzbeschreibungen, Adressen und Links. ZUsatzinformationen über Sepilok, Gomatong Caves, Turtle island and Kinabatangan River (Zubi – starfish)
near by coast (see map below) that bring a lot of sediment
dive sites in Lombok, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, Gili Meno, Senggigi, south Lombok maps, description of dive sites, addresses, links (Zubi – starfish)
Roti and Timor) are uplifted coral limestone and sediment
