News articles tagged with 'Caribbean'
Global warming causes outbreak of rare algae associated with corals
— 10 Sep 2009 11:31 | EnvironmentA rare opportunity has allowed a team of biologists to evaluate corals and the essential, photosynthetic algae that live inside their cells before, during, and after a period in 2005... — full story
NOAA report finds flower garden banks sanctuary reefs among healthiest in Gulf
— 14 Aug 2009 13:31 | EnvironmentFlower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is among the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the tropical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to a new NOAA report... — full story
Environmental change drives evolutionary change - eventually
— 29 Jul 2009 16:23 | Geology and palaeontologyHungry, sexual organisms replaced well-fed, clonal organisms in the Caribbean Sea as the Isthmus of Panama arose, separating the Caribbean from the Pacific, report researchers from... — full story
NCAR teams with IDB to help Latin America prepare for climate change
— 26 Jun 2009 14:28 | EnvironmentThe National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has teamed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to launch a far-reaching program to help Latin American and Caribbean nations... — full story
Caribbean coral reefs flattened
— 10 Jun 2009 09:42 | EnvironmentCoral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA)... — full story
In the turf war against seaweed, coral reefs more resilient than expected
— 1 Jun 2009 16:31 | EnvironmentThere's little doubt that coral reefs the world over face threats on many fronts: pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. But reefs appear to be more... — full story
Lesson from the past for surviving climate change
— 28 May 2009 12:13 | EnvironmentResearch led by the University of Leicester suggests people today and in future generations should look to the past in order to mitigate the worst effects of climate change... — full story
Study reveals 'sobering' decline of Caribbean's big fish, fisheries
— 6 May 2009 18:30 | EnvironmentSharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and... — full story
Caribbean at risk of tsunami
— 21 Apr 2009 11:53 | EnvironmentUp to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management... — full story
Major losses for Caribbean reef fish in last 15 years
— 20 Mar 2009 12:00 | EnvironmentBy combining data from 48 studies of coral reefs from around the Caribbean, researchers have found that fish densities that have been stable for decades have given way to significant... — full story