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Offshore mining can endanger critical coral reef habitats, says study • Feb. 25, 2025, 3:53 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As organic reef

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Great Barrier Reef
sea fan
lagoons
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
crown-of-thorns sea star
coral bleaching near the Mariana Islands
Coral reef in the Red Sea
A diver exploring a coral reef in the Maldives.
coral reef
fringing reef
How do corals reproduce?
What causes coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?
How can coral reefs be protected from sunscreen damage?
Behaviors of butterflyfish and squirrelfish
Various fish species in South Pacific coral reefs
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
British naturalist
Dana, James D.
James D. Dana
American geologist and mineralogist
Alexander Agassiz
Alexander Agassiz
Swiss scientist
Murray, Sir John
Sir John Murray
Scottish Canadian oceanographer

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