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Coal dust kills coral, slows seagrass and fish growth: AMCS study
2016-05-18 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A new study undertaken by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) found that coal dust released by the industrial expansion down Australia's Reef coastline, including Abbot Point, threatens marine flora and fauna prompting the authors to ur
Continental drift created biologically diverse coral reefs
2016-05-06 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: Coral reefs such as the Great Barrier Reef (shown here) are extremely species-rich habitats. Credit: Simon Gingins Nowhere today is the biodiversity of corals and reef-inhabiting fish higher than in the tropical water…
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Floridas Coral Reef Is Disintegrating
2016-05-02 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Florida's coral reef, the only tropical reef in the continental United States, is disintegrating faster than scientists predicted and in a way that will accelerate as the oceans become more acidic, according to new research published Monday. University of Miami scientists called the collapse of the reef's limestone framework, a critical habitat for fish, "unprecedented" and "cause for alarm." "Lots of scientists think that ocean acidification is not going to be a problem until 2050 or 2060,"...
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Massive Coral Reef Discovered at Mouth of Amazon River, But Its Already Threatened by Oil Drilling
2016-04-25 15:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Scientists recently made a surprising discovery of a 600-mile long deepwater reef system below the Amazons muddy waters. More than 60 species of sponges, 73 species of fish, spiny lobsters, stars and other reef life have been found there. This is good news for marine life, especially in the wake of massive coral bleaching around the world. However, the newly discovered reef is already in grave danger from oil exploration and drilling at the mouth of Amazon--some of it possibly right on top of...
Newly Discovered Coral Reef System Found At the Amazon River Already in Grave Danger
2016-04-24 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers are flabbergasted over the discovery of a coral reef system located at the muddy waters off the mouth of the Amazon River. Corals are known to thrive in clear, sunlit saltwater. The Amazon plume, the area where fresh water from the river mixes with the salty Atlantic Ocean, creates gaps in the reef distribution along the tropical shelves, making it difficult for the corals to grow. Thus, the discovery of a coral reef system at the mouth of the Amazon River is significantly surprising,...
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