Scientists have found that as the world undergoes profound environmental change, identifying and protecting 'novel' communities of species can help prevent extinctions within vulnerable ecosystems.
Ecology
Oct 8, 2020
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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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Look at this photo of two coral skeletons below. You'd be forgiven for thinking they're the same species, or at least closely related, but looks can be deceiving. These two species diverged tens of millions of years ago, ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 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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The scaffolds that help hold together the world's tropical reefs are at risk from acidification due to increased carbon dioxide in the world's oceans, according to geoscientists at the University of Sydney.
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 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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The giant pumice raft created by an underwater volcanic eruption last August in Tonga has begun arriving on the Australian eastern seaboard, delivering millions of reef-building organisms that researchers say could be a 'vitamin ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 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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