Australian Institute of Marine Science, Coral Reef Research
Corals of the World online is an interactive program which captures global information about corals and makes it readily accessible to conservationists, educators and research scientists alike. The program is divided into two linked components, Coral ID and Coral Geographic.
Coral ID is founded on the three-volume book, “Corals of the World” (Veron, 2000) and incorporates the species data in the electronic publication “Coral ID” (Veron and Stafford-Smith, 2002). The sophisticated electronic key in this program makes coral identification easy. Species pages give summaries of key characteristics as well as taxonomic detail.
Coral Geographic has not been previously published although it has been providing geographic data about corals since the early 1990s. Geographic information can be obtained in a many formats allowing analyses and interfacing with other programs and datasets.
Corals of the World online is an interactive program which captures global information about corals and makes it readily accessible to conservationists, educators and research scientists alike. The program is divided into two linked components, Coral ID and Coral Geographic.
Coral ID is founded on the three-volume book, “Corals of the World” (Veron, 2000) and incorporates the species data in the electronic publication “Coral ID” (Veron and Stafford-Smith, 2002). The sophisticated electronic key in this program makes coral identification easy. Species pages give summaries of key characteristics as well as taxonomic detail.
Coral Geographic has not been previously published although it has been providing geographic data about corals since the early 1990s. Geographic information can be obtained in a many formats allowing analyses and interfacing with other programs and datasets.
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