News tagged with reef
Extinction predictor 'will help protect coral reefs'
A new way of calculating the vulnerability of coral reef fish has revealed more than a third of species are in jeopardy of local extinction from the impacts of climate change.
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Acid oceans demand greater reef care
The more humanity acidifies and warms the world's oceans with carbon emissions, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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ESA's sharp eyes on coastal waters
Our growing reliance on coastal waters for food, trade and tourism means that these delicate ecosystems need to be more closely monitored to guarantee their future sustainability.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Cyclone adds to Barrier Reef's flood woes
Hammered by a monster cyclone just weeks after flooding spewed toxic waste into its pristine waters, Australia's Great Barrier Reef could face a slow recovery due to climate change, experts warn.
Feb 06, 2011 |
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Smithsonian scientists discover 7 new species of fish
Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish -- something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Coral reefs present a treacherous wall of mouths to flea-sized planktonic crustaceans, but the clamour generated by animals on the reef may act like a foghorn to warn them away from danger.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Oysters disappearing worldwide: study
A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Corals and humans have much in common, researchers find
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of Australian and Israeli coral geneticists, including scientists from University of Queensland, has found that corals, among the simplest of Earth's creatures, have some curiously human-like ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Puerto Rico aims to protect newly discovered reefs
(AP) -- As the ocean floor plunges off southwestern Puerto Rico, it reveals coral reefs dotted with bright-blue sea squirts and a multitude of other organisms whose existence has given hope to scientists ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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World's most important corals unveiled
Towering furry pillars, glowing tentacles and species that look like human brains are listed among the ten most important coral species in the world.
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Marine life threatened by Australian flood's toxic pollutions
Toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australia's Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s corals and will likely have a significant impact on dugongs, ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Australian floods spread to 40 towns, threaten Barrier Reef
Australia's disastrous floods have spread to 40 towns and are threatening the world-famous Great Barrier Reef as tonnes of sludge pour into the sea, officials and scientists said Wednesday.
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Atlantic currents have seen 'drastic' changes: study
Scientists have found evidence of a "drastic" shift since the 1970s in north Atlantic Ocean currents that usually influence weather in the northern hemisphere, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Growing seaweed can solve acidification
Large-scale cultivation of sea lettuce can help reduce acidification of the oceans. And help solve the global food supply problem to boot.
Dec 23, 2010 |
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