News articles tagged with 'bleaching'
Weed-eating fish 'key to reef survival'
— 10 Mar 2011 18:57 | EnvironmentPreserving an intact population of weed-eating fish may be vital to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts grow…
Extinction predictor 'will help protect coral reefs'
— 16 Feb 2011 04:32 | EnvironmentMore than a third of coral reef fish species are in jeopardy of local extinction from the impacts of climate change on coral reefs, a new scientific study has found…
Worst coral death strikes at SE Asia
— 22 Oct 2010 15:43 | EnvironmentInternational marine scientists say that a huge coral death which has struck Southeast Asian and Indian Ocean reefs over recent months has highlighted the urgency of controlling global…
Smithsonian reports regional sea temperature rise and coral bleaching event in Western Caribbean
— 13 Oct 2010 14:59 | EnvironmentThe Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Bocas del Toro Research Station and Galeta Point Marine Laboratory are reporting an anomalous sea temperature rise and a major coral bleaching…
Coral bleaching likely in Caribbean this year
— 24 Sep 2010 11:02 | EnvironmentAccording to the NOAA Coral Reef Watch monitoring system, coral bleaching is likely in the Caribbean in 2010. With temperatures above-average all year, NOAA's models show a strong potential…
How corals fight back
— 18 Aug 2010 16:51 | EnvironmentAustralian researchers are a step closer to understanding the rapid decline of our coral reefs, thanks to a breakthrough study linking coral immunity with its susceptibility to bleaching…
Massive coral mortality following bleaching in Indonesia
— 17 Aug 2010 10:45 | EnvironmentThe Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale…
Mass coral bleaching closes dive sites, threatens future of world's most diverse marine region
— 30 Jul 2010 10:01 | EnvironmentMass coral bleaching caused by global warming is threatening the health of the Coral Triangle, a vast marine region that is home to 76% of all known corals in the world…
Global warming slows coral growth in Red Sea
— 16 Jul 2010 12:04 | EnvironmentIn a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is…
New study sheds light on corals' susceptibility to temperature change
— 5 May 2010 08:24 | EnvironmentAn international team of marine biologists has found that existing diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances…