Based on coral reef geomorphology, and computer picture and informationmanagement technique with support of Windows, a picture information managementsystem of coral reef landform in the Nansha Islands is developed using object-orientedsoftware developmnt tectrique.

Destruction and conservation countermeasures of coral reef in South China Sea;

The advances in the study of the response of coral reefs to red tides and the possible record of historical red tides in reef corals;

Socio-economic investigation of coral reef protection and management;