Recent forecasts on the impacts of climate change on the world's coral reefs—especially ones generated from oceanic surface temperature data gathered by satellites—paint a grim picture for the future of the "rainforests ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2015
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Treating corals with a probiotic cocktail of beneficial bacteria increases survival after a bleaching event, according to new research. This approach could be administered in advance of a predicted heat wave to help corals ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2021
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Hawaiian "super corals" that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could be saved, a new study says.
Environment
May 15, 2019
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A team of marine biologists from the University of Technology Sydney and Macquarie University provided the first evidence of bleaching in Sydney Harbour's unique temperate corals last April. Since then, the scientists have ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2016
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According to a study published today in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society – Biological Sciences, just one-third of the coral reefs ecosystems in Hawai'i are dominated by healthy corals and calcareous algae. ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2014
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Increases in seawater temperature can cause coral bleaching through the loss of symbiotic algae. Corals can recover from bleaching by recruiting algae into host cells from the residual symbiont population or from the external ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2020
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The Great Barrier Reef's outlook remains "very poor" despite coral recovery over the past year, Australian government scientists said Monday, just days before a UNESCO ruling on the site's world heritage status.
Ecology
Jul 19, 2021
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The popular story about a clownfish that got lost at sea in the movie Finding Nemo could have a much darker sequel—as artificial light in coral reefs leaves the famous fish unable to reproduce offspring, according to a ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2019
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New research on reef recovery shows corals need nine to 12 years to recover following large disturbance events such as mass bleaching and storm damage.
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2019
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For reefs facing huge challenges, more coral larvae doesn't necessarily translate to increased rates of coral recovery on degraded reefs, a new Queensland study has showed.
Environment
May 17, 2017
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