Researchers in Australia have found that where baby corals choose to settle is influenced by ocean temperature and the presence of their symbiotic algae in the water.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2015
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Coral reefs are a hotspot of biodiversity, hosting numerous species of animals and fish that help one another maintain a harmonious environment. One of these species is the giant clam. They are the biggest shellfish in the ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2019
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Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted for the tropics during the next century. How they ...
Environment
Feb 1, 2013
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Two marine biologists have found a red algae species that resembles a branching coral.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2014
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A UNSW Australia-led team of researchers has identified genes that allow some algae living in corals to tolerate higher ocean temperatures than others. The genes could act as markers to understand the risk of coral bleaching ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2016
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You can love something to death. That is one way of thinking about a new Stanford University study that reveals how a common component of many sunscreens worn by coral reef-exploring tourists may hasten the demise of these ...
Ecology
May 5, 2022
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A new study shows that despite coral's natural adaptive capacity, even moderate global warming could see the destruction of our coral reefs.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2023
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Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease can exacerbate ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2009
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Coralline red algae have existed for 130 million years—in other words since the Cretaceous Period, the time of the dinosaurs. At least this was the established view of palaeontologists all over the world until now. However, ...
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2019
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Coral reefs are hotspots of biodiversity. As they can withstand heavy storms, they offer many species a safe home, and at the same time, they protect densely populated coastal regions as they level out storm-driven waves. ...
Plants & Animals
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