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Tag: coral bleaching

Home is where the color is: Anemonefishes prefer unbleached sea anemones
Behavior

Home is where the color is: Anemonefishes prefer unbleached sea anemones

How do fish respond to bleached sea anemones?
February 28, 2023 Katherine Grellman
A new way to find and propagate the corals of the future
Restoration

A new way to find and propagate the corals of the future

Scientists have a new tool to identify heat-tolerant corals that can help to restore these endangered ecosystems
January 13, 2022 Pablo Brenes Coto
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
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
Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”
Conservation

Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”

In the Bible, the story of Noah’s Ark describes a storm so intense and so long that the earth is…
November 12, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
Artificial Upwelling Saves Corals from Bleaching
Coral

Artificial Upwelling Saves Corals from Bleaching

Coral reefs are under threat due to a warming climate. Learn about a technologically-savvy new way to counteract the effects…
October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Amanda Semler
Can Corals Recover from the Effects of Climate Change?
Coral

Can Corals Recover from the Effects of Climate Change?

With climate change becoming a more pressing issue, the world’s coral reefs are suffering heavy consequences. Corals are increasingly becoming…
July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Francesca Giammona
In an Uncertain Future, How Might Corals Survive?
Coral

In an Uncertain Future, How Might Corals Survive?

Scleractinian corals form the framework for reef ecosystems but are increasingly threatened. By looking at the coral fossil record, scientists…
June 29, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Renewed hope for reef-building corals to combat climate change.
Climate Change Coral

Renewed hope for reef-building corals to combat climate change.

If you have ever had a chance to snorkel in a reef, you would agree that it is an unforgettable…
June 24, 2020June 23, 2020 Tejashree Modak
Climate-driven events leave an imprint on corals in the Great Barrier Reef
Climate Change Coral Ecology

Climate-driven events leave an imprint on corals in the Great Barrier Reef

In this re-post, we discuss the ecological memory of corals from bleaching events that occurred back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.…
April 17, 2020April 20, 2020 Nyla Husain
Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature
Methodology

Sea-sick – Examining ocean diseases through literature

From coral bleaching to sea star wasting disease, stories of an unhealthy ocean have been all over the news. But…
December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
The Coral Dilemma: Is Hybridization the Key?
Coral

The Coral Dilemma: Is Hybridization the Key?

Coral: a mineral, plant, and animal all in one (oh my!) Unfortunately, coral is in danger- and the many reefs…
June 21, 2018July 16, 2018 Rishya Narayanan
Ocean Acidification

Stressed-out microbes in an acidifying ocean

The ocean is acidifying in response to carbon dioxide emissions, but we are just beginning to learn how this effects…
May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 Michael Graw
Coral

I’m Gonna Soak Up the Sun: Sunscreen’s Impact on Coral Communities

Sunscreen prevents skin cancer but may also be linked to coral bleaching and harm to coral larvae. Read more to…
May 11, 2017 Victoria Treadaway
Biology Book Review Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts Modeling

Hard Coral or Macroalgae? Coral Reefs May Have Another Option

Most of the time coral reef communities are discussed, it seems the focus is whether they’re dominated by hard coral…
January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Biology

Coral Microbiome Health: There’s no probiotic yogurt for that

Coral reefs are essential to the overall health of the planet. Comprised of tiny, individual animals, these massive ecosystems contain…
August 30, 2016August 31, 2016 Zak Kerrigan
Climate Change Coral Ecology

A Coral Never Forgets

A good memory may help corals cope with bleaching events.
February 9, 2015 Gordon Ober

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