生物多样性
海洋和淡水
Definition(s)
A wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareaous algae, and other carbonate-secreting organisms. (Source: NOAA)
Coral reefs are built up from the skeletons of reef-building coral, a small primitive marine animal, and other marine animals and algae over thousands of years [...]. (Source: GEMET/WRIGHT)
层级
Broader: Marine ecosystems
In other languages
French
récif corallien
Russian(俄语)
коралловый риф
Spanish
arrecife de coral
Arabic(阿拉伯语)
شعاب مرجانية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Coral reefs
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 4 decisions |
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World Heritage Convention | 3 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 3 decisions |
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Jeddah Convention | 3 documents |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 2 decisions |