News tagged with barrier reef
Great Barrier Reef corals unveil sea level and climate changes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Groundbreaking preliminary findings from the Great Barrier Reef show climate change has not been smooth and continuous but may have been characterised by several rapid changes.
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Scientists test Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat'
An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible 'lifeboat' to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination under climate change.
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Isolation a threat to Great Barrier Reef fish
(PhysOrg.com) -- At first glance it may seem like a good idea to be a fish living the quiet life on a small and isolated reef.
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Damselfish 'garden' algae
A species of damselfish, Stegastes nigricans, selectively weed the algal gardens on which they feed in order to encourage the growth of their preferred algal species of Polysiphonia and suppress the growth ...
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Coral transplantation the simple and cheap solution to reef restoration
It is a question asked by marine scientists from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Barrier Reef; how best to restore coral reefs and marine habitat once it has been damaged or even killed? Now research published in Restoration Ec ...
Jun 04, 2010 |
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After the oil spill: New research sheds light on coral susceptibility to environmental stress
Much attention has been paid to the fate of wildlife living on and above the Gulf of Mexico's surface. Now, a new research study published in the June 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal looks toward the seafloor to exp ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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China ship 'gouged two-mile scar' in Great Barrier Reef
A Chinese ship that spent nine days stranded on the Great Barrier Reef gouged a three-kilometre (two-mile) scar in the coral that could take decades to recover, a top expert said on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Coal carrier to be stuck on Great Barrier Reef for days
A Chinese coal carrier that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef will remain stuck for several more days as the delicate operation to pump fuel from the vessel continues, officials said Saturday.
Apr 10, 2010 |
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Australia questions crew of ship that ran aground
(AP) -- The crew of a coal-carrying ship that ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and is leaking oil will be questioned Tuesday about why their vessel was in a restricted area, an official said.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks
(AP) -- A salvage team could take weeks to remove a grounded coal-carrying ship from Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where it is leaking oil in a pristine marine environment, a state leader said on Monday.
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Chinese ship leaks oil in Great Barrier Reef zone
A Chinese coal carrier leaking oil in Australia's environmentally sensitive Great Barrier Reef Marine Park after running aground, could be in danger of breaking up, authorities warned Sunday.
Apr 04, 2010 |
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New mathematical model helps biologists understand how coral dies in warming waters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell University researchers have found a new tool to help marine biologists better grasp the processes under the sea: They have created mathematical models to unveil the bacterial community ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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New species discovered on the Great Barrier Reef
Between the grains of sand on the sea floor there is an unknown and unexplored world. Pierre De Wit at Gothenburg University knows this well, and has found new animal species on the Great Barrier Reef, in ...
Mar 08, 2010 |
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UQ researcher exposes something fishy
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research has found being a copycat works out pretty well for a certain reef fish.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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World-class protection boosts Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is showing an extraordinary range of benefits from the network of protected marine reserves introduced there five years ago, according to a comprehensive new study published in the Proceedings of ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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