Corals in the Keppel Islands of the southern Great Barrier Reef survived and recovered from a severe bleaching event in 2020, indicating the high resilience of corals in the region, new research by the Australian Institute ...
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A new study by an international team of researchers including The University of Western Australia reveals the worst marine heatwave ever recorded off Western Australia was responsible for a massive loss of genetic diversity ...
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Mar 9, 2020
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Geoengineering experiments to protect the Great Barrier Reef highlight the need for Australian law to catch up, researchers say
Environment
Apr 8, 2019
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To our horror, another mass coral bleaching event may be striking the Great Barrier Reef, with water temperatures reaching up to 3 degrees Celsius higher than average in some places. This would be the sixth such event since ...
Ecology
Mar 21, 2022
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Soft corals, the penned, fanned and tentacled corals, of Lord Howe Island appear more resilient to coral bleaching than their hard coral cousins, a team of marine biologists led by UNSW Science finds.
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Jun 16, 2022
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An "exceptional" marine heatwave is gripping the western Mediterranean with surface temperatures up to five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average, according to experts contacted by AFP.
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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While the impacts of climate change are reflected in the massive storms, heat waves and droughts that ravage communities around the world, the ocean too is feeling the heat.
Environment
Jun 4, 2019
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Over the past several decades, marine protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as a favored conservation tool. By protecting marine species and safeguarding habitat, these reserves help buffer ecosystems against natural and human-made ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2020
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Scientists, politicians and people of Iceland recently placed a plaque mourning the loss of Okjokull glacier. Ok is no longer a living glacier because there has been insufficient ice build up over the years to expand its ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2019
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From April to May 2019, the coral reefs near the French Polynesian island of Moorea in the central South Pacific Ocean suffered severe and prolonged thermal bleaching. The catastrophe occurred despite the absence of El Niño ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2023
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