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Climate Change: Pushing Species To The Brink
Thirty-five percent of the
world's birds, 52 percent of
amphibians and 71 percent of
warm-water reef-building
corals are likely to be
particularly susceptible to
... > full story
Diversity Of Plant-eating Fishes May Be Key To Recovery Of Coral Reefs
A report scheduled to be
published this week in the
early edition of the journal
Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences suggests
... > full story
Turf Wars: Sand And Corals Don't Mix
When reef fish get a
mouthful of sand, coral
reefs can drown. "We've
known for a while that
having a lot of sediment in
the water is bad for corals
and can smother them. What
... > full story
Fishy Future Written In The Genes
The roadmap to the future of
the gorgeously-decorated
fish which throng
Australia’s coral
reefs may well be written in
their genes. Of particular
importance may be to protect
... > full story
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Species Extinction By Asteroid A Rarity
October 10, 2008 — New research argues in favor of a "sick earth" mechanism for most extinctions, rather than external event like an asteroid ... > full story -
World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered
September 25, 2008 — A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million ... > full story -
Modest Carbon Dioxide Cutbacks May Be Too Little, Too Late For Coral Reefs
September 23, 2008 — How much carbon dioxide is too much? According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere need to be stabilized at levels low enough to "prevent ... > full story -
Potential New Threat For Coral Reefs And Health Of Communities In The Tropics
September 9, 2008 — Human activities bear a large part of the responsibility for coral reef degradation. Several threats hang over this complex ecosystem with its extraordinary biodiversity, whether in the form of ... > full story -
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary In Fair Condition, Facing Emerging Threats
September 2, 2008 — A new NOAA report on the health of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair. The report also identifies several ... > full story -
Protection Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Coral Reef Collapse
August 28, 2008 — Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today. Now the team say that urgent action ... > full story -
Researching Impact Of Global Warming On Corals
August 27, 2008 — Scientists are collecting the spawn of elkhorn corals as part of a research and education project to grow the newborn juvenile corals for distribution to aquaria and to the wild. The goals of the ... > full story -
Shipwrecks On Coral Reefs Harbor Unwanted Species
August 22, 2008 — Shipwrecks on coral reefs may increase invasion of unwanted species, according to a recent US Geological Survey study. These unwanted species can completely overtake the reef and eliminate all the ... > full story -
Fossil And Molecular Evidence Reveals The History Of Major Marine Biodiversity Hotspots
August 7, 2008 — Experts have described three major marine biodiversity hotspots in the last 50 million years, from the oldest, peaked in southwest Europe and northwest Africa, to the modern Indo-Australian ... > full story -
Fishing Ban Guards Coral Reefs Against Predatory Starfish Outbreaks
July 24, 2008 — No-take marine reserves where fishing is banned can have benefits that extend beyond the exploited fishes they are specifically designed to protect, according to new evidence from Australia's Great ... > full story
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