News tagged with sea coral
Global warming slows coral growth in Red Sea
In a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is in the process of killing ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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UF marine researchers rush to collect samples as oil threat grows
(PhysOrg.com) -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a race against time, University of Florida marine researchers are hurrying to collect underwater marine algae samples in the Florida Keys while an ever-growing Gulf ...
Jun 17, 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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Study: Coral atolls hold on despite sea-level rise
(AP) -- Some South Pacific coral atolls have held their own or even grown in size over the past 60 years despite rising sea levels, research showed Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Small sea snail damaging world's coral reefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Victoria University research has found that a small sea snail may be causing significant damage to coral reefs in the Pacific, even more so than climate change or coral bleaching.
May 28, 2010 |
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Hamlet fish sheds light on evolution of marine species
To evolve or not to evolve? That is the question scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are closer to answering following a groundbreaking new study into the colourful hamlet fish.
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Lionfish invasion continuing to expand
Their numbers continue to expand. They are spreading throughout the Caribbean Sea. Eradication appears almost impossible. Even limited amounts of control will be extremely difficult, and right now the best ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Ancient corals hold new hope for reefs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today’s human activity.
Feb 28, 2010 |
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Research challenges models of sea level change during ice-age cycles
Theories about the rates of ice accumulation and melting during the Quaternary Period -- the time interval ranging from 2.6 million years ago to the present -- may need to be revised, thanks to research findings published ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Coral in Florida Keys suffers lethal hit from cold
Bitter cold this month may have wiped out many of the shallow water corals in the Keys.
Jan 30, 2010 |
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New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- New photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica’s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the British ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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New species of coral, sponges found near Hawaii
(AP) -- New and dramatic species of coral and sponges have been found in the Pacific during deep sea dives near the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, scientists said Monday.
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Red Sea coral seen to feed on jellyfish
(PhysOrg.com) -- Corals depends on the products of photosynthetic algae for most of their food, but they also eat tiny plankton. Now, for the first time, there is evidence of a coral eating jellyfish.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
(AP) -- Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Great Barrier Reef under serious threat: report
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in serious jeopardy as global warming and chemical runoff threaten to kill marine species and cause serious outbreaks of disease, a report warned Wednesday.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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