Marine scientists have found removing macroalgae from reefs can help coral larvae settle and has great possibilities as a citizen-science project to help coral reefs survive.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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Coral reefs that anchor a quarter of marine wildlife and the livelihoods of more than half-a-billion people will most likely be wiped out even if global warming is capped within Paris climate goals, researchers said Tuesday.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2022
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Today, the federal government is due to report back to UNESCO on its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The government's announcement last week of A$1 billion of additional funding is welcome, but it will do little ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2022
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A tongue-in-cheek editorial about the death of the Great Barrier Reef undermined efforts to build action on climate change and amplified conflict, a new study in Media International Australia has found.
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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Stabilizing reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2021
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The Great Barrier Reef is booming with new life after the world's biggest reproductive event—coral spawning—delivered Southern Cross University's Distinguished Professor Peter Harrison a narrow window to help secure its ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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Damaged coral reefs show slower than expected recovery for up to six years before switching to a faster phase of regrowth, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2021
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When Hurricane Ida roared to shore in Louisiana last month, a system of flood gates, levees, and pumps largely kept the water out of New Orleans. Natural barriers such as wetlands, islands, and even oyster reefs also played ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2021
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An exceptionally large coral—a structure made up of small marine animals and calcium carbonate—discovered in the Great Barrier Reef is described in Scientific Reports this week. It is the widest and sixth tallest coral ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
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A major new report published last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contained grave warnings on where Earth's climate is headed. So what happens if humanity doesn't get its act together? How bad ...
Environment
Aug 17, 2021
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