Coral reefs are vital ecosystems for people and coastal communities. They provide food and livelihoods and protect coastlines from storms, contribute to local economies and preserve cultural heritage.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2023
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Battered by heat, washed out to a bleached, white hue and ravaged by disease, corals offshore of Key Largo, Florida, used what little energy they had left to spawn the next generation that could save their populations.
Ecology
Oct 9, 2023
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Animals and plants need energy. Some animals get energy by eating other animals, and many plants harvest the energy in sunlight through photosynthesis. However, in the ocean, there exists a remarkable group of small, worm-like ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2023
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Tropical coral reefs could end up being one of the first victims of climate change. The marine diversity hotspots are threatened and declining as a result of global warming, ocean acidification, a deterioration of water quality, ...
Ecology
Oct 4, 2023
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A new study, "Early-melting snowpatch plant communities are transitioning into novel states," published in Scientific Reports, has found that lower snowfalls and earlier meltout has seen the ecosystem begin to transition ...
Ecology
Oct 4, 2023
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Already the world's hottest coastal environment in the summer, the shallow sea between the Arabian peninsula and southwestern Iran continues to heat at a breathtaking pace.
Environment
Oct 3, 2023
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A coalition of 45 countries pledged Tuesday to raise $12 billion for conservation and restoration of coral reefs, which are threatened worldwide by the effects of climate change.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2023
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Witnessing disease outbreaks that have nearly annihilated staghorn coral colonies in the Caribbean, Northeastern scientist Steven Vollmer wondered what lessons a few lone survivors might offer for the future of coral reefs. ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2023
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Driven by climate change and pollution, the decline of oxygen levels in oceans is altering biogeochemical cycles, threatening marine plants, animals and ecosystems. But how accurately are we projecting the fate of marine ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2023
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Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa are now able to create maps of coral biochemistry that reveal with unprecedented detail the distribution of compounds ...
Ecology
Sep 27, 2023
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