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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Pause in recent coral recovery on much of Great Barrier Reef
In-water monitoring by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef remains ...
Through the magnifying glass: advanced imaging technology helps monitor baby corals on Great Barrier Reef
Keeping a watchful eye on newly settled corals at submillimetre scale on the Great Barrier Reef is now much easier, ...
Overfishing is driving coral reef sharks toward extinction
Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive ...
Within just a few months a deadly epidemic killed all the black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat – a great threat to the coral reef in Eilat
Credit: Tel Aviv University The researchers: "Mass mortality of sea urchins in the Mediterranean Sea has spread to the ...
AI brings new tool to remote monitoring of global reef health
A new conservation tool in the field of coral reef ecology has been developed by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at ...
Sea anemone’s sweet efforts help reef ecosystems flourish
Tropical oceans are typically nutrient-poor, yet they host vast biologically diverse reef ecosystems built by symbiotic cnidarians (including corals and ...
Gene switches help juvenile “Nemo” fish adapt their physiology to a new life on the coral reef
Coral reef fish larvae undergo major physiological changes during their short development as they transition from long-distance dispersal in the ...
How seaweed has been misleading scientists about reef health
For decades, scientists have looked to seaweed as an indicator of the health of coral reefs lying underneath. But what ...
Accelerating coral reef science: building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity
New research published in PeerJ Life and Environment by Dr. Sarah Davis and sixty-one scientists from 12 countries presents a ...
The WWII shipwreck of the SS Thistlegorm, now a popular Red Sea dive site, has formed an artificial coral reef for a diverse community of fish, according to data gathered by volunteer divers
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282239 Credit: Wilfred_Hdez, CC-BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282239 Article Title: Eight years of community structure monitoring through ...
‘Antisocial’ damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers – and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown
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Invasive rats transform reef fish behaviour
Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behaviour of fish ...
Reef fish must relearn the “rules of engagement” after coral bleaching
Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals. ...
Report provides guide to funding for coral reef restoration projects
UC Santa Cruz played a leading role in a multi-agency group working for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to ...
Coloring microscopic coral larvae to aid tracking for conservation and reef restoration
A new, low-cost staining method enables visual tracking of coral larvae as they disperse and settle in coral reefs, according ...
Global assessment by HKU Marine Scientists found that Oyster reef restoration rapidly increases marine biodiversity but increased restoration effort is needed to eliminate historical damage
Global assessments of historical oyster reef distribution have estimated that over 85% of oyster reefs have been lost to overfishing ...
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Pumped for frigid weather: study pinpoints cold adaptations in nervous system of Antarctic octopus
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Men with metastatic prostate cancer live longer thanks to new drugs
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Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health
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Genomic analysis reveals ancient cancer lineages in clams
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Researchers propose a unified, scalable framework to measure agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
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Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines