Coral reefs in peril from record-breaking ocean heat
Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University ...
Tag: Coral
Feathered friends can become unlikely helpers for tropical coral reefs facing climate change threat
Tropical coral reefs are among our most spectacular ecosystems, yet a rapidly warming planet threatens the future survival of many ...
Heat tolerant coral may trade fast growth for resilience
Algae living within the soft tissue of coral supply much of the energy needed by their hosts, and some symbiotic ...
New scientific study reveals the crucial role of herbivorous fishes and sea urchins in restoring Caribbean coral reefs
A new study by Dr. Lindsay Spiers (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) and Professor Thomas Frazer (College of Marine ...
Investigators examine shifts in coral microbiome under hypoxia
Washington, D.C.—A new study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, provides the ...
Adult coral can handle more heat and keep growing thanks to heat-evolved symbionts
Adult fragments of a coral species can better tolerate bleaching and recover faster when treated with tougher heat-evolved symbionts, new ...
A bold plan to 3D print artificial coral reef
Inspired by the remarkable durability of ancient Roman construction materials in seawater, a University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering ...
Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching
Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 metres below the surface of the ...
Heat-tolerant predatory sea stars will likely be a threat to coral during climate change
Population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns sea star (COTS), a predator of coral, can cause widespread coral mortality. COTS are herbivorous ...
Reef-devouring predator survives coral bleaching and feasts on the survivors
Research conducted by marine biologists from the University of Sydney has found juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can withstand tremendous heatwaves well ...
“Hope is hard” – Shedd Aquarium’s recent research expedition reveals alarming extent of coral mortality in Florida
Scientists from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, a leader in conservation research, returned from a multi-institutional research expedition to survey coral bleaching ...
Growth of coral reefs likely cannot keep pace with rising sea level
FRANKFURT. Tropical coral reefs could end up being one of the first victims of climate change. The marine diversity hotspots ...
Polyps as pixels: innovative technique maps biochemistry of coral reefs
Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa are now able ...
New research findings: Understanding the sex life of coral gives hope of clawing it back from the path to extinction
For the first time, scientists have mapped the reproductive strategies and life cycle of an endangered coral species, offering hope ...
Shading the Great Barrier Reef from the sun might slow bleaching-induced coral decline
Over the past two decades, coral reefs have declined at unprecedented rates. This is in part because of extreme weather ...
Coral reefs, marshes, and mangroves might be destroyed within 30 years from rising sea levels, finds international group of scientists
A team of international scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Macquarie University in Australia has found ...
World’s coastal wetlands and coral reef islands are hanging by a thread, new study shows
Coastal wetlands and coral reef islands will struggle to grow fast enough to keep pace with rising sea levels driven ...
Pacific coral reef shows historic increase in climate resistance
Coral reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures which could reduce future ...
World’s deepest coral calcification rates measured off Hawaiian Islands
In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, rates of calcification were measured in the deepest coral colonies and reported recently ...
New research confirms land-sea relationship is a major driver of coral reef health outcomes
Climate change has long been considered as one of the greatest drivers of declining coral reefs, but the specifics of ...
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