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Coral reefs suffering, but collapse not inevitable
2013-05-09 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9 based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the latest climate models. "People benefit by reefs' having a complex structure -- a little like a Manhattan skyline, but underwater," said Peter Mumby of The University of Queensland and University of Exeter. "Structurally complex reefs...
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Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reefs and the Marine Environment
2013-04-23 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
UN Chronicle: It is estimated that 70 per cent of the Earths surface area is made up of oceans,1 the most productive habitat, comprising 75 per cent of all known species. This unique environment, which remains generally unexplored and hidden from the world, plays an important role in regulating global temperature and is the primary producer of oxygen. Coral reefs, which comprise only about 0.5 per cent of the ocean floor, are complex three-dimensional structures built up over thousands of years as a result of...
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Can Acid Neutralizers Help Coral Reefs Bounce Back?
2013-04-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Coral reefs are in trouble worldwide, from a host of threats, including warming ocean temperatures, nutrient runoff and increasing ocean acidity. A noted climate scientist from California has been conducting an experiment on Australia's Great Barrier Reef to see whether antacid could boost coral growth.
Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels Damage Coral Reefs
2013-04-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Scientists have been worried about coral reefs for years, since realizing that rising temperatures and rising ocean acidity are hard on organisms that build their skeletons from calcium carbonate. Researchers on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are conducting an experiment that demonstrates just how much corals could suffer in the coming decades.
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Remote coral reefs can be tougher than they look
2013-04-05 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Isolated coral reefs can recover from catastrophic damage as effectively as those with nearby undisturbed neighbours, a long-term study by marine biologists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) has shown. Scott Reef, a remote coral system in the Indian Ocean, has largely recovered from a catastrophic mass bleaching event in 1998, according to the study published in Science today. The study challenges conventional...
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