Coral diseases and water quality threaten restoration efforts
Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...
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Florida coral reef documentary is well-received at film festivals
Over the course of four years, Miami native Michael Zimmer spent dozens of hours underwater filming a team of scientists as they meticulously removed samples of healthy corals from the reefs within ...
Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time
On the Great Barrier Reef, bleaching is underway in the northernmost section. This is the sixth bleaching event on the Great ...
Vietnam’s vanishing reefs
THE gentle waves off central Vietnam's Nha Trang coast obscure an open secret: the coral reefs below are dying.
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Community-led coral restoration effort launches in South Maui
A new Community-Based Coral Restoration Area (CBCRA), established in South Maui, is offering damaged corals a chance to ...
This is the heartbeat of efforts to save a global icon. Is it too late?
“The only solution is for the whole world to get together and stop polluting the earth with carbon emissions,” says Hoggett. ...
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Disease Still Threatens Coral Restoration Efforts
While some coral genotypes displayed resistance to either high nutrient levels or disease, none were resistant to both ...
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Can our collections combat climate change?
Increasing ocean temperatures can cause corals to expel the nutrient-providing algae that they have a symbiotic relationship with. This means coral lose their colour, in what is known as a bleaching ...