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Category: Coral

Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link
Coral Ecology Human impacts

Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link

How corals feast thanks to seabirds digestive systems
November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Changing for Reproductive Success!
Coral

Changing for Reproductive Success!

Coral reproduction may be a regularly changing cycle, and how this helps conservation!
September 27, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
The Peculiar Case of South African Cold-Water Corals
Coral

The Peculiar Case of South African Cold-Water Corals

All about the complexity and diversity of deep-sea corals!
August 29, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
The Other Side of Plastic Pollution
Coral Pollution

The Other Side of Plastic Pollution

Research shows that some marine debris can actually be useful to marine animals.
June 22, 2024September 22, 2024 Jordana Portman
Deep thoughts: Can deep-water corals help shallow coral reefs?
Biology Coral

Deep thoughts: Can deep-water corals help shallow coral reefs?

Sturm, Alexis B., et al. “Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophotic Montastraea cavernosa coral populations…
November 20, 2023 Cory Berger
Behind Closed Doors: The Sex Lives of Soft Coral
Coral

Behind Closed Doors: The Sex Lives of Soft Coral

Cauliflower soft coral are shy when it comes to their intimate relationships.
November 7, 2023 Braden Furness
A Long-Distance Relationship : Deep Sea Corals and the Ocean Surface
Coral deep sea

A Long-Distance Relationship : Deep Sea Corals and the Ocean Surface

Temporal changes in food production and tidal currents in the surface ocean affect feeding behaviour of deep sea corals.
June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 Neeharika Verma
Everyone poops: How fish poop impacts coral
Coral Ecology

Everyone poops: How fish poop impacts coral

Like all animals on earth, fish poop. But how does that affect coral?
April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Researchers Make a Break-Through on Coral-Friendly Sunscreen
Coral Human impacts

Researchers Make a Break-Through on Coral-Friendly Sunscreen

As the days get longer and we long for warmer weather, scientists are busy developing eco-friendly sunscreen.
March 20, 2023March 25, 2023 Julie Maurer
Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
Coral deep sea

Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
How many symbionts does it take to make a happy coral?
Coral

How many symbionts does it take to make a happy coral?

The composition of symbiont communities affects the flow of nutrients between symbionts and their coral hosts
November 15, 2022 Cory Berger
Are more people flocking to coral reefs?
Coral Human impacts

Are more people flocking to coral reefs?

Many want a warm place near the ocean to live or vacation. Has this changed in the last 20 years?
October 24, 2022October 21, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Coral symbiosis doesn’t need photosynthesis, after all
Coral

Coral symbiosis doesn’t need photosynthesis, after all

Corals and algae can establish symbiosis even in the dark
May 23, 2022 Cory Berger
Gifted healers: Some corals have the whole package when it comes to recovery
Coral

Gifted healers: Some corals have the whole package when it comes to recovery

In a watery world where a wound can mean deadly infection, what makes some corals heal faster than others?
December 16, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
Eat Your Probiotics
Coral

Eat Your Probiotics

A new study shows that an introduction of beneficial bacteria may help corals survive marine heatwaves.
September 2, 2021September 1, 2021 Amanda Semler
How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching
Conservation Coral

How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching

Researchers and citizen scientists teamed up across an enormous ocean region to document the 2016 coral bleaching event in the…
June 5, 2021 Samantha Setta
Corals can’t take the heat
Coral

Corals can’t take the heat

Coral reefs are incredibly important to humans and other species, but they are also vulnerable to the effects of climate…
May 29, 2021June 4, 2021 Katherine Barrett
Will dead corals help reefs recover from disturbances?
Biological oceanography Coastal Management Conservation Coral

Will dead corals help reefs recover from disturbances?

This is a guest post by Kelly Wong. Kelly is a current Master’s student at California Sate University, Northridge in…
March 30, 2021 Diana Fontaine
Does coral size matter?
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral

Does coral size matter?

Nina Bean is a 2nd year master’s student at the California State University, Northridge in Dr. Peter Edmunds’ Polyp Lab.…
February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Diana Fontaine
Giant clams share symbiotic algae with corals via poop
Coral

Giant clams share symbiotic algae with corals via poop

While some corals inherit their algae from their parents, the majority gain their algae over time. How do corals gain…
February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto

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