Restoring coral health
Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by climate change. The urgent need to address the issue is driving a new ...
Tag: Coral
A reef in two gears: New patterns of coral recovery discovered
Damaged coral reefs show slower than expected recovery for up to six years before switching to a faster phase of ...
3D printing frames a restoration for coral
Coral restoration could become easier and quicker with the use of 3D printing. As the technology matures, it could be ...
Stopping the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease
From the Florida Keys to the Caribbean Sea, coral reefs, the complex ecosystems that house 25% of marine species, are ...
Scientists publish first large-scale census of coral heat tolerance
In a first-of-its-kind study, Florida’s critically endangered staghorn corals were surveyed to discover which ones can better withstand future heatwaves ...
A groundbreaking survey of the world’s reefs reveals the extent of the coral reef crisis
Today, after spending ten years assessing the state of coral reefs around the world, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans ...
Coral microbiome is key to surviving climate change, new study finds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The microbiomes of corals — which comprise bacteria, fungi and viruses — play an important role ...
Coral reef biodiversity predicted to shuffle rather than collapse as climate changes
Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity ...
Loss of picky-eating fish threatens coral reef food webs
Coral reefs all over the world, already threatened by rising temperatures brought about by climate change, also face serious challenges ...
Coral reef cover, biodiversity, fish catches have declined by half since the 1950s
Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more. Now, researchers reporting in ...
Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk
The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services relied on by millions of people worldwide has declined by half ...
Quantifying future impacts on coral reefs
Tropical and subtropical coral reefs will increasingly experience bleaching and substantial declines in productivity, calcification and survival within the next ...
Reforestation could help save coral reefs from catastrophe
Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their ...
Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming
Woods Hole, MA (September 7, 2021) — Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering ...
Coral breeding success in floating mesocosms pushes restoration towards large-scale implementation
Credit: Paul A Selvaggio, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium/SECORE Coral reefs' dire status has become more and more apparent to ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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