"Coral Reefs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Marine ridges composed of living CORALS, coral skeletons, calcareous algae, and other organisms, mixed with minerals and organic matter. They are found most commonly in tropical waters and support other animal and plant life.
| Descriptor ID |
D057894
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.130 N06.230.124.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Coral Reefs- Coral Reefs
- Coral Reef
- Reef, Coral
- Reefs, Coral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coral Reefs" by people in Profiles.
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Predictable pollution: an assessment of weather balloons and associated impacts on the marine environment--an example for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Feb 15; 79(1-2):61-8.
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Coral Ba/Ca records of sediment input to the fringing reef of the southshore of Moloka'i, Hawai'i over the last several decades. Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Oct; 60(10):1822-35.