Checking coral reef health one tile at a time
A blueprint for measuring calcium carbonate on the ocean floor could help marine scientists monitor coral reef health around the globe.
A blueprint for measuring calcium carbonate on the ocean floor could help marine scientists monitor coral reef health around the globe.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2022
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A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how changes in temperature and plate tectonics, where the positions of Earth's continents were in very different positions than today, have determined the distribution ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2022
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Earth and ocean researchers at the University of Canterbury (UC) are using drones, satellite tracking and infrared sensors to improve ocean health.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2022
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Government coalitions often dissolve when too many parties disagree on too many issues. Even if a coalition seems stable for some time, a small crisis can cause a chain reaction that eventually causes the system to collapse. ...
Ecology
May 31, 2022
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Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet. New research from UNH peers into coral reef ecosystems with a novel ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2022
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An international team of environmental scientists has published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world's coral reefsāthe "canaries in the coal mine" of climate change.
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2022
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A new analysis outlines 150 years of sea-surface temperature history throughout the Greater Caribbean region, highlighting significant warming trends that have disrupted coral reef ecosystems. Colleen Bove of the University ...
Ecology
Mar 9, 2022
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New research has revealed that only 15 percent of coastal areas around the world remain intact, exposing the need for urgent coastal rehabilitation and conservation on a global scale.
Environment
Feb 7, 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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Researchers studying coral reefs damaged by rising sea temperatures have discovered an unexpected 'bright spot' of hope for communities who depend upon them for food security.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2022
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