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Coral reefs have helped control Earth’s climate for 250 million years

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...
Nature

Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...
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Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they’re not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...
Science Daily

Coral reefs have a hidden daily rhythm scientists just discovered

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...
The Conversation

Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?

Noam Vogt-Vincent receives funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by tiny ...
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution

Record levels of heat in the ocean are causing a worldwide mass bleaching event on coral reefs. It's the second one this decade, where the delicate skeletons of corals turn a ghostly white. With mass ...
The New York Times

Want to See Coral Reefs Grow? Freeze Them.

Dr. Kenkel is a marine biologist who has been studying Caribbean coral reefs since 2006. Since 2018, my lab has transplanted hundreds of coral specimens to reefs in Florida to study what makes them ...
GPS World

Coral reefs at a crossroads: “Every coral we see is fighting”

No audio available for this content. This is a challenging time for coral reefs. Although they cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support 25% of all marine creatures. Collectively, ...
Mother Jones

The Collapse of the World’s Coral Reefs is “Death by a Thousand Cuts”

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Multiple reasons. They are home to a huge amount of biodiversity, which provides food ...
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Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are threatened by rapidly deteriorating environmental conditions that are warmer, less favorable for calcification, have impaired water quality, and pose continuing disease threats. Coral ...
The Conversation

The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival – so we came up with a way to measure it

Tim Lamont receives funding from the Royal Commission of 1851 and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Gita Alisa receives funding from Friends of Lancaster University in America and Sheba Hope ...