ECOLOGY OF CORALS AND CORAL REEFS. THIS SEMINAR WILL COVER RECENT RESEARCH ON THE BIOLOGY OF CORALS A THE ECOLOGY OF CORAL REEFS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE CORAL STRUCTURE, NUTRITION, GROWTH, AND SYMBIOSIS. T ECOLOGY OF CORAL REEFS AND THEIR BIOTIC COMMUNITIES WILL BE COVERED, INCLUDING COMPETITION, PREDATION AN HUMAN IMPACTS. CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER THREATS TO CORAL REEF ENVIRONMENTS WILL ALSO BE EXAMINED. STUDENTS WILL READ ORIGINAL RESEARC PAPERS WEEKLY AND MAKE SHORT PRESENTATIONS, PLUS A FINAL PRESENTATION.