Artificial coral reefs showing early signs they can mimic real reefs killed by climate change – new research: Alexey UW/Shutterstock Earth’s average temperature in September 2023 was 1.75°C above its pre-industrial baseline, breaching (if only temporarily) the 1.5°C threshold at which world leaders agreed to try and limit long-term warming. Persistent warming at this level …
How do coral reefs thrive in parts of the ocean that are low in nutrients? By eating their algal companions: Coral reefs are hotspots of productivity in otherwise nutrient-poor parts of our oceans. Joerg Wiedenmann & Cecilia D'Angelo/University of Southampton, CC BY-NC-ND Coral reefs thrive in parts of the world’s oceans that are low in …
Remote Pacific coral reef shows at least some ability to cope with ocean warming – new study: A healthy coral reef in Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. Liam Lachs, Author provided Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world. This year, the world’s third largest barrier reef, in Florida, is …
Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise: Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock Seagrasses are flowering plants that form dense underwater meadows in coastal waters worldwide, from the frigid seas of the Arctic to the warm shallows of the Caribbean. These meadows provide a refuge for young fish, food for grazing …
Invasive rats are changing fish behaviour on coral reefs – new study: Invasive rats can fundamentally alter the functioning of surrounding marine ecosystems. Bluerain/Shutterstock Coral reefs are degrading rapidly to the extent that their marine inhabitants must either adapt or die. For many animals, including reef fish, behaviour is one of the first responses to …
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Safe havens for coral reefs will be almost non-existent at 1.5°C of global warming – new study: Ajit S N/Shutterstock Coral reefs have long been regarded as one of the earliest and most significant ecological casualties of global warming. In new research published in the journal PLOS Climate, we found that the future of these …
COP26: Scotland’s coral reefs are on the line at Glasgow climate change summit: Cold-water coral reefs occur at greater depths than their tropical equivalents. Sebastian Hennige, Author provided The demise of tropical coral reefs has come to symbolise the threat of climate change to the natural world. Teeming with life and bursting with colour, these …
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Mauritius oil spill: how coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected: Ohrim/Shutterstock Sometimes bad things happen in the worst possible places – like the MV Wakashio running aground on shallow reefs off the south-east coast of Mauritius on July 25. The wreck of the bulk carrier ship began leaking oil in front of a …
Coral sex: how reproducing species in the lab could be key to restoring reefs in the wild: Coral Brunner/Shutterstock Coral reefs host a quarter of all sea species, but climate change, overfishing, and pollution could drive these ecosystems to extinction within a matter of decades. Marine biologists have been racing to restore degraded reefs by …
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Coral reefs: climate change and pesticides could conspire to crash fish populations: Jose Angel Astor Rocha/Shutterstock Australia barely had time to recover from record breaking fires at the start of 2020 before the Great Barrier Reef experienced its third mass coral bleaching event in the past five years. Only five of these have occurred since …
Coral reefs: breakdown in iconic spawning puts species at risk of extinction – new research: Corals release millions of sperm and eggs in synchrony to reproduce. Rich Carey/Shutterstock It’s rather tricky to reproduce if you’re stuck to the floor – unless you’re a coral. Their spectacular spawning events are a beautiful sight to behold. Once …
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