News tagged with coral ecosystems
Scientists call on US to stem ecological impact of trade in coral reef wildlife
International law has failed to protect coral reefs and tropical fish from being decimated by a growing collectors market, but U.S. reforms can lead the way towards making the trade more responsible, ecologically ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Scientists upbeat about global biodiversity panel
More than 90 countries have approved the creation of a scientific panel on biodiversity, the dream of many scientists around the world.
Jun 13, 2010 |
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Depth important in generating reef diversity
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by University of Queensland researchers reveals that corals are more adapted to smaller ecological niches than previously thought, and provides new insights into the processes that ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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A tale of two atolls: Researchers study the impact of fishing on remote coral reefs
Coral reefs - kaleidoscopes of pink anemones and silver sharks - are the planet's most colorful ecosystems and among its most endangered, say marine scientists.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Millenium atoll: A pristine ecosystem
A series of surveys were carried out to characterize the physical and biological parameters of the Millennium Atoll lagoon during a research expedition in April of 2009. Millennium is a remote coral atoll in the Central Pacific ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Ecosystems under threat from ocean acidification
Acidification of the oceans as a result of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide could have significant effects on marine ecosystems, according to Michael Maguire presenting at the Society for General Microbiology's ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Study: Coral loss slowed, reversed by marine protected areas (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new worldwide study shows marine protected areas (MPAs), underwater parks where fishing and other potentially harmful activities are regulated, provide an added bonus - helping coral reef ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems
A new $1.5 million NOAA-funded project, MARES will provide a comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems. This will be the first study to include human dimensions science and deliver guidance for ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs
Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations?
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them
One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching
(PhysOrg.com) -- With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions -- including the National Institute of Standards and ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Humans 'damaging the oceans': research
Mounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and damaging ways is outlined in a new scientific discussion paper released today.
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Loss of coastal seagrass habitat accelerating globally
An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Studies shed light on collapse of coral reefs (w/Video)
An explosion of knowledge has been made in the last few years about the basic biology of corals, researchers say in a new report, helping to explain why coral reefs around the world are collapsing and what ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Scientists find heat-tolerant coral reefs that may resist climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now Stanford ...
May 20, 2009 |
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