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Coral Reef
The seas of the tropical regions, where the water temperature is around 25 degrees, are an ideal environment for the madrepora: this name is used to indicate different varieties of animals, formed by hundreds of small polyps, belonging to the coelenterate type, that live in colonies with calcareous structures that branch into many different shapes. Many coral species live together and form a shelter for a large number of sea inhabitants such as the clownfish, surgeonfish, gigantic molluscs…. crustaceans, triggerfish and sea urchins are a few of the creatures that populate the coral barrier.
subjects dealt with in Coral Reef

Coral Reef Biome
The barrier reef or simply “reef” is one of the ecosystems with the highest number of species in the world.…

Man and coral reef
The first economic resource relating to this ecosystem is tourism. Almost all Tropical countries and many countries in the Indian…

Coral reefs disappearing
In the south-east of Asia, people live mainly on fishing, but the systems used are often very harmful to the…

How to protect the coral reefs
There are really hundreds of thousands of tourists going on holiday in places with reefs ever year and a large…
special reports
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30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
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6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
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10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
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29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
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6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
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10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
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29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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curiosities
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From game “preserves” to natural reserves
In the old times, parks were set up as game "preserves"...
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From game “preserves” to natural reserves
In the old times, parks were set up as game "preserves"...
From game “preserves” to natural reserves
In the old times, parks were set up as game "preserves"...