News tagged with coralline algae

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

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

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

Feb 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0