| Descriptor English: | Coral Reefs |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Arrecifes de Coral |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Recifes de Corais |
| Descriptor French: | Récifs de corail |
| Entry term(s): |
Coral Reef Reef, Coral Reefs, Coral |
| Tree number(s): |
G16.500.275.157.130 N06.230.124.130 SP4.016.132.553.929.190 SP8.473.654.517.217 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057894 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2011 |
| History Note: | 2011 |
| Related: |
Anthozoa
MeSH Marine Environment DeCS Sea Water Pollution DeCS |
| DeCS ID: | 54354 |
| Unique ID: | D057894 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2011/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 |
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Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Coral Reefs
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| Concept UI |
M0539667 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Coral Reefs |
| Entry term(s) |
Coral Reef Reef, Coral Reefs, Coral |
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