News tagged with baby corals

Ocean acidification changes the behaviour of baby coral

(Phys.org) -- Ocean acidification caused by human development can alter the behaviour of baby corals, a new study shows.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Carbon dioxide affecting fish brains: study

Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to new research.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 15

You don't call, you don't write: Connectivity in marine fish populations

Children of baby boomers aren't the only ones who have taken to setting up home far from where their parents live. A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences documents how larval ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Transplanted coral growing fast in lagoon off Okinawa coast

Baby coral transplanted in the Sekisei coral-reef lagoon in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture under a coral-reef regeneration program are growing steadily, according to the Environment Ministry and the Tokyo University of Marine ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Fish larvae find the reef by orienting: The earlier the better

For the first time, a numerical study conducted by the University of Miami incorporates horizontal larval fish navigation skills into realistic 3D flow fields, creating a powerful tool that spells out how ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fire ant colonies seem to be down dramatically

The red imported fire ant, one of the most horrifying of the foreign species that have established themselves in the United States, appears to be in retreat.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Young people not so 'green' after all

They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today's young Americans are less interested in the environment ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Rising ocean temperatures harm protected coral reefs

Special conservation zones known as marine protected areas provide many direct benefits to fisheries and coral reefs.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parenting comes at a price for male fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- Being a great dad can mean starving to protect the kids, putting up with a jealous spouse – and often, dying young. At least, if you’re a cardinalfish.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coral embryos clone themselves

Forming a unique part of the animal kingdom, corals have built the only living entity visible from space; the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have recently ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electricity sparks new life into Indonesia's corals

Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

'Fishy lawnmowers' help save Pacific corals

Can fish save coral reefs from dying? UC Santa Barbara researchers have found one case where fish have helped coral reefs to recover from cyclones and predators.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas

Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the open ocean migrations of marine fish larvae that take them from one home to another sometimes hundreds of kilometers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Glowing squid thrive in symbiotic relationship

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria generally have a bad reputation – they’re good only for causing disease, and are best avoided. But Spencer Nyholm of the molecular and cell biology department in the College ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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