Focus | Coral reef ecosystem at China's Xianbin Jiao generally healthy: report -Xinhua
Focus | Coral reef ecosystem at China's Xianbin Jiao generally healthy: report
Source: Xinhua
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2024-08-30 21:02:15
This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Sterna Sumatrana flying over the cays at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)
BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region.
From 2012 to 2024, the aggregate coverage area of reef-building corals at Xianbin Jiao reef platform within a depth of 20 meters has remained stable, with slight decline -- about 6.8 percent of the coverage area in 2012, where the cay movement has exerted some effects, according to the report, named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao."
The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao is generally healthy, with a high coverage of diversified species of reef-building corals, according to the report compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
The report noted that Xianbin Jiao is home to abundant species of coral reef fishes, and benthic macro-invertebrates and rare creatures were found there. The habitat quality of the reef area is generally good.
This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows reef-building corals in normal growth at No. 12 survey station, about 300 meters southeast of No. 4 cay at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows a crown-of-thoms starfish in the northwest side of the reef platform at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the landform of No.4 cay at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the situation of coral growth at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Stenella longirostris swimming in the southeast waters of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao.(Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows a Tridacna maxima found at the reef area of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Pterois radiata, a species of coral reef fish, at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows an aerial view of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows coral reef fishes at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Eretmochelys imbricata, a sea turtle species, in the southeast waters of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the situation of coral growth at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 30, 2024 shows the Chinese and English versions of a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" released at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li He)■A press conference is held to release a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Li He)■
