Coral Reefs

"Coral Reefs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID

D057894

MeSH Number(s)

G16.500.275.157.130

N06.230.124.130

Concept/Terms

Coral Reefs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Coral Reefs".

Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
Coral Reefs [G16.500.275.157.130]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Ecosystem [N06.230.124]
Coral Reefs [N06.230.124.130]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Coral Reefs" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Coral Reefs" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 17 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2022 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	2	2
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	2	1	3
2023	1	2	3
2024	0	1	1

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