Reef Awareness Day: Reef Awareness Day, List 2

In the spring of 1951, the lab staged Project Greenhouse, a test of thermonuclear technology at the South Pacific coral atoll of Eniwetok. Big Science

The students believe they’re in the midst of spectacular biodiversity until a hurricane delivers “the gulf’s whole menagerie,” a bounty of new species from waters farther south. Seattle Times

All species of the Nymphaeales thrive in freshwater biomes, and have leaves that float on the water surface or grow underwater. Concepts of Biology

The Pacific is my home ocean; I knew it first, grew up on its shore, collected marine animals along the coast. Travels with Charley in Search of America

Small seal colonies were starting to form on some of the islands around Nantucket and Cape Cod. The Line Tender

Projects to address other environmental concerns in the region, such as the conservation of coral reefs, are now backed by billions of dollars of investment, he adds. Nature

This shifting front of rich ocean, about twenty-five miles wide, is the most fertile ecosystem in the world, supporting awesome numbers of fish, seabirds, seals, and whales. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

The glittering lengths of the lagoon lay below them and beyond that a long white smudge that was the reef. Lord of the Flies

When the daily tourist boats arrived around ten o’clock, she flew back to her island, leaving the sea lions, Darwin finches, marine iguanas—all the original residents—to entertain the people. Frightful's Mountain

It was so full of minerals that rough, chalky encrustations had built up along the edges, like a coral reef. The Glass Castle

As the icebergs calve from the glaciers on the continent, they bring with them mineral deposits scraped up from the ground, and release these nutrients into the water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

The flood of extra nitrogen causes a wild growth of algae, and the algae take up all the oxygen in the water, smothering the fish. The Omnivore's Dilemma

All of our food, in fact almost all life on earth, can be traced back to photosynthesis in plants. The Omnivore's Dilemma

The current taxonomic system now has eight levels in its hierarchy, from lowest to highest, they are: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. Concepts of Biology

Natural red coral in China is now being being accorded a level of official protection equivalent to that for giant pandas. Forbes

When baby turtles come out of their shells, which are round—about the same size as a golf ball—they are squinched up into a round shape that fits inside the eggs. The View From Saturday

Then I thought in my heart that we drew near to the Sea; for wide was the water in the darkness, and sea-birds innumerable cried on its shores. The Return of the King

There are dozens of species of bacteria living in Earth soil, and they're critical to plant growth. The Martian

“The onset of symbiosis with algae was highly profitable for corals,” said lead author Jarosław Stolarski, a professor of biogeology at the Institute of Paleobiology at the Polish Academy of Sciences. “It allowed them to survive in very nutrient-poor waters, and at the same time grow and expand.” Princeton University

Coral lives a symbiotic life. Inside the sac of each coral polyp lives a one-celled algae called zooxanthellae. The algae gives off oxygen and other nutrients that the coral polyp needs to live and in return the polyp gives the algae carbon dioxide and other substances the algae needs. Ocean World