News articles tagged with 'coral' (Page 2)
New report outlines restoration activities to speed seagrass recovery in the Florida Keys
— 18 Dec 2010 14:40 | EnvironmentResults of a five-year monitoring effort to repair seagrass damaged in a boat grounding incident suggest that restoration techniques such as replanting seagrass can speed recovery time.…
Mystery dissolves with calcium pump discovery
— 30 Nov 2010 21:59 | BiologyGeo-microbiologists from Arizona State University have solved a long-standing conundrum about how some photosynthetic microorganisms, endolithic cyanobacteria, bore their way into limestone,…
Experts assess richness of Malaysian coral reefs
— 29 Nov 2010 14:37 | EnvironmentAn international team of marine biologists has started a 20-day expedition to assess the health of the marine environment in part of the Coral Triangle, the world's centre of marine…
First cold water coral ecosystem discovered off the coast of Mauritania
— 13 Nov 2010 09:50 | BiologyFrom previous research projects, Professor Andre Freiwald, head of the marine research department (Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven) already had an idea of the extent of the cold…
New ocean acidification study shows added danger to already struggling coral reefs
— 9 Nov 2010 12:04 | EnvironmentA new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that over the next century recruitment of new corals could drop…
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…
Magnificent coral reefs discovered
— 5 Oct 2010 04:34 | BiologyThe exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, headed by Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham, discovered for the first…
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…
Taking the pulse of coral reefs
— 21 Sep 2010 12:52 | EnvironmentHealthy reefs with more corals and fish generate predictably greater levels of noise, according to researchers working in Panama. This has important implications for understanding the…