Scientists say a 'portfolio' of protected areas within marine parks such as the Great Barrier Reef can help secure sustainable fish populations.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2020
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Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs.
Evolution
Sep 14, 2020
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Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean temperatures, which ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2020
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Effective solutions to the climate challenge threatening the world's coral reefs require complex decisions about risk and uncertainty, timing, quality versus quantity as well as which species to support for the most robust ...
Environment
Aug 26, 2020
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A new study shows nutrients can aggravate the already negative effects of climate change on corals to trigger mass coral bleaching.
Environment
Aug 21, 2020
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A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to help sustain other ecosystems across the world.
Environment
Aug 14, 2020
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Adult crown-of-thorns starfish pose one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef due to their coral diet. Marine life, including fish, crabs, seahorses, and turtles, depend on coral as a food source, as well as for ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2020
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A study published today found national governments repeatedly resisted the placement of 41 UNESCO World Heritage sites—including the Great Barrier Reef—on the World Heritage in Danger list. This resistance is despite ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2020
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Coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate as water temperatures rise worldwide as a result of global warming, pollution and human activities. In the last three decades, half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost its ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2020
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A squad of climate-related factors is responsible for the massive Australian coral bleaching event of 2016. If we're counting culprits: it's two by sea, one by land.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2020
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