Corals in a Changing World

• Other Authors: Duque Beltran, Carmenza (Editor), Tello Camacho, Edisson (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: Marine biology; coral reefs, coral bleaching, conservation, global warming, cyanobacteria, aquaculture
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Corals comprise a wide variety of colonial marine invertebrates belonging to the Phylum Cnidaria. Their polyps form the most colorful, complete, and diverse communities on the Earth resembling underwater cities, commonly called coral reefs, which host a wide variety of invertebrates and fish species...