News tagged with coralline algae

Coral reef study traces indirect effects of overfishing

A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the reefs. Led by scientists at the University of California, Santa ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds fisheries management makes coral reefs grow faster

An 18-year study of Kenya's coral reefs by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins—organisms that ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coralline algae in the Mediterranean lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 million years ago

An international team of researchers has studied the coralline algae fossils that lived on the last coral reefs of the Mediterranean Sea between 7.24 and 5.3 million years ago. Mediterranean algae and coral ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0