(PhysOrg.com) -- The century-old mystery of a missing mineral in coral reefs has been solved by a team from The Australian National University.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2011
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In a world-first, scientists in Japan have observed individual stony coral cells engulfing single-celled, photosynthetic algae.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2021
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The world's coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea" by everything from overfishing to climate change, a report warned.
Environment
Feb 23, 2011
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Sponges are a group of common and diverse aquatic creatures, very abundant in coral reefs where they are an important part of the ecosystem. But new research has found that if the balance is disturbed, sponges can outcompete ...
Environment
May 3, 2011
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Australian scientists have thrown new light on the mechanism behind the mass death of corals worldwide as the Earth's climate warms.
Environment
Nov 18, 2011
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Unusually well-preserved reef corals from the Geological and Paleontological Collection at Leipzig University hold a great secret: They allow us to travel far into the past and reconstruct climatic conditions in our latitudes. ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 23, 2022
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Grazing fish can help save coral reefs, but not all grazers are created equal, according to a Florida International University study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Environment
May 15, 2015
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The three different formations of South Pacific coral-reef islands have long fascinated geologists. Tahiti's coral forms a "fringing" reef, a shelf growing close to the island's shore. The "barrier" reefs of Bora Bora are ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2013
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Researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a novel molecular process that corals use to control the subcellular environment of the algae that live inside them.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2022
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If this winter finds you stressed out and fighting a sinus infection, then you know something of what coral will endure in the face of climate change.
Environment
Jan 22, 2018
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