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Caribbean Corals In Danger Of Extinction: Climate Change, Warmer Waters Cited As Leading Cause
June 7, 2007 — Caribbean coral species are dying off, indicating dramatic shifts in the ecological balance under the sea, a new scientific study of Caribbean marine life shows. The study found that 10 percent of ... > full story -
Investigating Coral Reefs To Help Understand Past And Future Climate Change
May 16, 2007 — Increasing Earth temperatures and rising sea levels. Both of these are effects of climate change. The current concern is that human activity is changing our climate at a rate well above the natural ... > full story -
Coral Reefs May Be More Resilient Than Expected
May 15, 2007 — Coral reef bleaching, believed to be one of the detrimental effects of climate change, may receive a welcomed "buffer" through effective local management, according to scientists who are recording ... > full story -
Marine Reserves Could Save Coral Reefs
May 15, 2007 — Marine reserves have already proved to be a successful way of protecting marine life against commercial fishing. New research shows for the first time how marine reserves could also help in the ... > full story -
Healthy Coral Reefs Hit Hardest By Warmer Temperatures
May 8, 2007 — Coral disease outbreaks hit hardest in the healthiest sections of the Great Barrier Reef, where close living quarters among coral may make it easy for infection to spread, University of North ... > full story -
Coral Reef Fish Make Their Way Home
May 3, 2007 — Coral reef fish hatchlings dispersed by ocean currents are able to make their way back to their home reefs again to spawn, says a groundbreaking study recently published in the journal ... > full story -
Corals -- More Complex Than You?
May 1, 2007 — The humble coral may possess as many genes -- and possibly even more -- than humans do. And remarkably, although it is very distant from humans in evolutionary terms, it has many of the immune system ... > full story -
Predator Starfish Threaten Coral Reefs In The Philippines
April 15, 2007 — An infestation of predator starfish is decimating large tracts of coral reef throughout the Philippines. The spiny and toxic crown-of-thorns starfish are voracious predators that can wipe out large ... > full story -
Massive Coral Death Attributed To Earthquake
April 11, 2007 — Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world's greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on March 28, ... > full story -
Coral Reef Collapse Spells Danger For Millions
April 7, 2007 — Island communities that depend on coral reef fisheries could face a hungry future, according to new ... > full story
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