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Marine ridges composed of living CORALS, coral skeletons, calcareous algae, and other organisms, mixed with minerals and organic matter. They are found most commonly in tropical waters and support other animal and plant life.

A class in the phylum CNIDARIA, comprised mostly of corals and anemones. All members occur only as polyps; the medusa stage is completely absent.

The most diversified of all fish orders and the largest vertebrate order. It includes many of the commonly known fish such as porgies, croakers, sunfishes, dolphin fish, mackerels, TUNA, etc.

A body of water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the earth, extending amidst Africa in the west, Australia in the east, Asia in the north, and Antarctica in the south. Including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, it constitutes the third largest ocean after the ATLANTIC OCEAN and the PACIFIC OCEAN. (New Encyclopaedia Britannica Micropaedia, 15th ed, 1990, p289)

Multicellular marine macroalgae including some members of red (RHODOPHYTA), green (CHLOROPHYTA), and brown (PHAEOPHYTA) algae. They are widely distributed in the ocean, occurring from the tide level to considerable depths, free-floating (planktonic) or anchored to the substratum (benthic). They lack a specialized vascular system but take up fluids, nutrients, and gases directly from the water. They contain CHLOROPHYLL and are photosynthetic, but some also contain other light-absorbing pigments. Many are of economic importance as FOOD, fertilizer, AGAR, potash, or source of IODINE.

The area that lies between continental North and South America and comprises the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, and the adjacent mainland regions of southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.

A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

The protection, preservation, restoration, and rational use of all resources in the total environment.

A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic).

A phylum of radially symmetrical invertebrates characterized by possession of stinging cells called nematocysts. It includes the classes ANTHOZOA; CUBOZOA; HYDROZOA, and SCYPHOZOA. Members carry CNIDARIAN VENOMS.

Places for cultivation and harvesting of fish, particularly in sea waters. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Tracts of land completely surrounded by water.

Flagellate EUKARYOTES, found mainly in the oceans. They are characterized by the presence of transverse and longitudinal flagella which propel the organisms in a rotating manner through the water. Dinoflagellida were formerly members of the class Phytomastigophorea under the old five kingdom paradigm.

The salinated water of OCEANS AND SEAS that provides habitat for marine organisms.

The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426)

The study of the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of organisms which inhabit the OCEANS AND SEAS.

The pattern of any process, or the interrelationship of phenomena, which affects growth or change within a population.

The act of feeding on plants by animals.

Salts or ions of the theoretical carbonic acid, containing the radical CO2(3-). Carbonates are readily decomposed by acids. The carbonates of the alkali metals are water-soluble; all others are insoluble. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

The effect of GLOBAL WARMING and the resulting increase in world temperatures. The predicted health effects of such long-term climatic change include increased incidence of respiratory, water-borne, and vector-borne diseases.

The variety of all native living organisms and their various forms and interrelationships.

The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular animals that utilize flagellated cells called choanocytes to circulate water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an early evolutionary side branch that gave rise to no other group of animals. Except for about 150 freshwater species, sponges are marine animals. They are a source of ALKALOIDS; STEROLS; and other complex molecules useful in medicine and biological research.

The relationship between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other or a relationship between different species where both of the organisms in question benefit from the presence of the other.

A chain of islands, cays, and reefs in the West Indies, lying southeast of Florida and north of Cuba. It is an independent state, called also the Commonwealth of the Bahamas or the Bahama Islands. The name likely represents the local name Guanahani, itself of uncertain origin. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p106 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45)

The science dealing with the earth and its life, especially the description of land, sea, and air and the distribution of plant and animal life, including humanity and human industries with reference to the mutual relations of these elements. (From Webster, 3d ed)

One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and ARCHAEA), also called Eukarya. These are organisms whose cells are enclosed in membranes and possess a nucleus. They comprise almost all multicellular and many unicellular organisms, and are traditionally divided into groups (sometimes called kingdoms) including ANIMALS; PLANTS; FUNGI; and various algae and other taxa that were previously part of the old kingdom Protista.

Any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities.

A plant subclass of the class Liliopsida (monocotyledons) in the Chronquist classification system. This is equivalent to the Alismatales order in the APG classification system. It is a primitive group of more or less aquatic plants.

The flow of water in enviromental bodies of water such as rivers, oceans, water supplies, aquariums, etc. It includes currents, tides, and waves.

A group of three related eukaryotic phyla whose members possess an alveolar membrane system, consisting of flattened membrane-bound sacs lying beneath the outer cell membrane.

Total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) It includes the yield of vegetative mass produced from any given crop.

Number of individuals in a population relative to space.

Increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth's surface and in the troposphere, which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns.

Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often over great distances using navigational clues such as those used in migration (ANIMAL MIGRATION).

Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement.

El Nino-Southern Oscillation or ENSO is a cycle of extreme alternating warm El Niño and cold La Nina events which is the dominant year-to-year climate pattern on Earth. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific. ENSO is associated with a heightened risk of certain vector-borne diseases. (From http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina_new_faq.html, accessed 5/12/2020)

Former Netherlands overseas territory in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. It had included the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius, and the southern part of St. Martin. The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on October 10, 2010. Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten became autonomous territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are under the direct administration of the Netherlands. (From US Department of State, Background Note)

Plants of the division Rhodophyta, commonly known as red algae, in which the red pigment (PHYCOERYTHRIN) predominates. However, if this pigment is destroyed, the algae can appear purple, brown, green, or yellow. Two important substances found in the cell walls of red algae are AGAR and CARRAGEENAN. Some rhodophyta are notable SEAWEED (macroalgae).

Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species.

The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.

A state in northeastern Australia. Its capital is Brisbane. Its coast was first visited by Captain Cook in 1770 and its first settlement (penal) was located on Moreton Bay in 1824. The name Cooksland was first proposed but honor to Queen Victoria prevailed. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p996 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p441)

The longterm manifestations of WEATHER. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Organisms that live in water.

The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.

A mass of organic or inorganic solid fragmented material, or the solid fragment itself, that comes from the weathering of rock and is carried by, suspended in, or dropped by air, water, or ice. It refers also to a mass that is accumulated by any other natural agent and that forms in layers on the earth's surface, such as sand, gravel, silt, mud, fill, or loess. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1689)

An island in Micronesia, east of the Philippines, the largest and southernmost of the Marianas. Its capital is Agana. It was discovered by Magellan in 1521 and occupied by Spain in 1565. They ceded it to the United States in 1898. It is an unincorporated territory of the United States, administered by the Department of the Interior since 1950. The derivation of the name Guam is in dispute. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p471)

The order Actiniaria, in the class ANTHOZOA, comprised of large, solitary polyps. All species are carnivorous.

A group of elongate elasmobranchs. Sharks are mostly marine fish, with certain species large and voracious.

The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.

The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.

A group of islands in Polynesia, in the north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands, largely volcanic and coral. Its capital is Honolulu. It was first reached by Polynesians about 500 A.D. It was discovered and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain Cook. The islands were united under the rule of King Kamehameha 1795-1819 and requested annexation to the United States in 1893 when a provisional government was set up. Hawaii was established as a territory in 1900 and admitted as a state in 1959. The name is from the Polynesian Owhyhii, place of the gods, with reference to the two volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, regarded as the abode of the gods. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p493 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p2330)

Activities performed by humans.

The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.

An island in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. It is chiefly of coral formation with no good harbors and only small streams. It was probably discovered by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century. The name was given by 16th-century Spanish explorers from barbados, the plural for "bearded", with reference to the beard-like leaves or trails of moss on the trees that grew there in abundance. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p116 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p49)

Large vessels propelled by power or sail used for transportation on rivers, seas, oceans, or other navigable waters. Boats are smaller vessels propelled by oars, paddles, sail, or power; they may or may not have a deck.

One of the largest genera of BROWN ALGAE, comprised of more than 150 species found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate zones of both hemispheres. Some species are attached (benthic) but most float in the open sea (pelagic). Sargassum provides a critical habitat for hundreds of species of FISHES; TURTLES; and INVERTEBRATES.

The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.

A rating of a body of water based on measurable physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.

The ceasing of existence of a species or taxonomic groups of organisms.

The branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their ENVIRONMENT, especially as manifested by natural cycles and rhythms, community development and structure, interactions between different kinds of organisms, geographic distributions, and population alterations. (Webster's, 3d ed)

The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.

The spectrum of different living organisms inhabiting a particular region, habitat, or biotope.

Ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of ecological data that is used to assess changes in the components, processes, and overall condition and functioning of an ECOSYSTEM.

The processes by which organisms utilize organic substances as their nutrient sources. Contrasts with AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES which make use of simple inorganic substances as the nutrient supply source. Heterotrophs can be either chemoheterotrophs (or chemoorganotrophs) which also require organic substances such as glucose for their primary metabolic energy requirements, or photoheterotrophs (or photoorganotrophs) which derive their primary energy requirements from light. Depending on environmental conditions some organisms can switch between different nutritional modes (AUTOTROPHY; heterotrophy; chemotrophy; or PHOTOTROPHY) to utilize different sources to meet their nutrients and energy requirements.

A group of islands of SAMOA, in the southwest central Pacific. Its capital is Pago Pago. The islands were ruled by native chiefs until about 1869. An object of American interest beginning in 1839, Pago Pago and trading and extraterritorial rights were granted to the United States in 1878. The United States, Germany, and England administered the islands jointly 1889-99, but in 1899 they were granted to the United States by treaty. The Department of the Interior has administered American Samoa since 1951. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p44)

Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts.

Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old.

An animal or plant species in danger of extinction. Causes can include human activity, changing climate, or change in predator/prey ratios.

A group of islands in Melanesia constituting a French overseas territory. The group includes New Caledonia (the main island), Ile des Pins, Loyalty Island, and several other islet groups. The capital is Noumea. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774 and visited by various navigators, explorers, and traders from 1792 to 1840. Occupied by the French in 1853, it was set up as a penal colony 1864-94. In 1946 it was made a French overseas territory. It was named by Captain Cook with the 5th and 6th century A.D. Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p830 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p375)

Sulfur compounds in which the sulfur atom is attached to three organic radicals and an electronegative element or radical.

A climate which is typical of equatorial and tropical regions, i.e., one with continually high temperatures with considerable precipitation, at least during part of the year. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.

Coloration or discoloration of a part by a pigment.

Animals that have no spinal column.

A country consisting of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and adjacent islands, including New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and New Hanover in the Bismarck Archipelago; Bougainville and Buka in the northern Solomon Islands; the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands; Woodlark (Murua) Island; and the Louisiade Archipelago. It became independent on September 16, 1975. Formerly, the southern part was the Australian Territory of Papua, and the northern part was the UN Trust Territory of New Guinea, administered by Australia. They were administratively merged in 1949 and named Papua and New Guinea, and renamed Papua New Guinea in 1971.

Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.

Numerous islands in the Indian Ocean situated east of Madagascar, north to the Arabian Sea and east to Sri Lanka. Included are COMOROS (republic), MADAGASCAR (republic), Maldives (republic), MAURITIUS (parliamentary democracy), Pemba (administered by Tanzania), REUNION (a department of France), and SEYCHELLES (republic).

The gaseous envelope surrounding a planet or similar body. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Threatened corals provide underexplored microbial habitats. (1/350)

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Large-scale movement and reef fidelity of grey reef sharks. (2/350)

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Estimating the potential for adaptation of corals to climate warming. (3/350)

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Benthic composition of a healthy subtropical reef: baseline species-level cover, with an emphasis on algae, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (4/350)

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Diversity partitioning of stony corals across multiple spatial scales around Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. (5/350)

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The vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum reduces coral growth and survival. (6/350)

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Chemical and physical environmental conditions underneath mat- and canopy-forming macroalgae, and their effects on understorey corals. (7/350)

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Monitoring of ichthyic fauna in artificial reefs along the Adriatic coast of the Abruzzi Region of Italy. (8/350)

With the support of European Community funds, three submerged artificial reefs composed of concrete cubes, bell-shaped modules and natural rocks were deployed along the Adriatic coast of the Abruzzi Region to increase the fish population and to prevent illegal trawling. The Provincial governments of Teramo and Pescara requested the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale' to monitor nectobenthic populations. Three sampling operations were conducted each year for each artificial reef. The authors present the results of a study conducted between 2005 and 2007, comparing the catches from the artificial reefs with those from the control sites using several diversity indexes. Artificial reef areas revealed greater species diversity and richness than the control sites. This study demonstrates the value of artificial reefs in response to the problem of low income, non-commercial fisheries as well as to the issue of over-exploitation of halieutic resources. In addition, the authors suggest that artificial reefs may be capable of activating habitat diversification processes that will increase biodiversity. (+info)

"Coral Reefs". International Society for Reef Studies. Retrieved 29 January 2019. "Coral Reefs". Springer. Retrieved 2022-05-10 ... coral reef topics such as conservation of coral reef fishes and different approaches that capture the complexity of coral reefs ... Coral Reefs is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to the study of coral reefs. It was established in 1982 ... "Coral Reefs". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018. "Coral Reefs". Springer. ...

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2. Status of coral reefs of the world (Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and the International Coral Reef Initiative). pp. ... 1. Status of coral reefs of the world (Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and the International Coral Reef Initiative). p. ... The coral reefs of Tuvalu consist of three reef islands and six atolls, containing approximately 710 km2 (270 sq mi) of reef ... June 2007). "Funafuti Atoll Coral Reef Restoration Project - baseline report" (PDF). Coral Reefs in the Pacific (CRISP), Nouméa ...

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The Census of Coral Reefs (CReefs) is a field project of the Census of Marine Life that surveys the biodiversity of coral reef ... And increase access to and exchange of coral reef data throughout the world. Because coral reefs are the most diverse and among ... to study the species that inhabit coral reefs. These structures are placed on the sea floor in areas where coral reefs exist, ... the goals of the CReefs Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems were to conduct a diverse global census of coral reef ecosystems. ...

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However, the reefs were once much larger. About 85% of Jamaica's coral reefs were lost between 1980-2000. Coral reef ... Environmental issues with coral reefs "'The coral are coming back': Reviving Jamaica's elegant and essential coral reefs". USA ... "Jamaican coral reefs get a helping hand , DW , 21.08.2014". DW.COM. Retrieved 2019-10-22. Charpentier, Will. "Coral Reefs in ... "Hurricanes and their effects on coral reefs" (PDF). Jones, Loureene (2008). Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs after Bleaching and ...

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International Coral Reef Information Network: "Cyanide Fishing and Coral Reefs" The Coral Reef Alliance, 2002. <"The Coral Reef ... International Coral Reef Information Network Cyanide Fishing and Coral Reefs - The Coral Reef Alliance, 2002. Lu, Andrea. " ... the coral reefs in these countries are experiencing a decline. There are no pristine coral reefs in the world. Coral reefs in ... the coral reefs in these countries are experiencing a decline. There are no pristine coral reefs left in the world. Coral reefs ...

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. The reef is located in the Coral Sea and a large part of the ... "Coral Reefs : Climate Change and Marine Disease". dlnr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 5 March 2019. "Reef Resilience: Coral Reef ... Wilkinson, Clive (2008) Status of Coral Reefs of the World: Executive Summary. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. "Reefs at ... and subsequently coral reefs, because ingesting these fragments reduced coral food intake as well as coral fitness since corals ...

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"Corals and Coral Reefs". Nancy Knowlton, iBioSeminars, 2011. About coral reefs Living Reefs Foundation, Bermuda Caribbean Coral ... Coral Reef Protection: What Are Coral Reefs?. US EPA. UNEP. 2004. Coral Reefs in the South China Sea. UNEP/GEF/SCS Technical ... A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps ... Schooling reef fish Caribbean reef squid Banded coral shrimp Whitetip reef shark Green turtle Giant clam Soft coral, cup coral ...

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"How Coral Reefs Grow" Coral Reef Alliance. Caldow, Chris, Barry Devine, Peter Edmunds et al. "Ecology of Coral Reefs in the US ... As stated, the coral reefs such as fringing reefs, deep reefs, patch reefs and spur and groove formation are distributed over ... These coral reefs can be located between the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. These coral reefs have an area of ... The coral reefs as well as hard-bottom habitat accounts for 297.9 km2. The coral reefs are home to diverse species. There are ...

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Coral reefs are composed of tiny, fragile animals known as coral polyps. Coral reefs are significantly important because of the ... The recognizable reef systems in the Solomons are: fringing reef, patch reef, barrier reef, atoll reefs and lagoon environment ... The Coral reefs of the Solomons make up nearly 6,750 km2 (2,610 sq mi) of total coral reef area. There are 113 Locally Managed ... is totally enclosed by the coral reef. Sikaiana is an example of a coral atoll formed from an oceanic volcano, with a coral ...

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... Retrieved 19 May 2022. "Coral Bleaching". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved 19 May 2022. "Financials". Coral ... Coral bleaching Coral reef protection "Our Team". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2021. Vince, Gaia (October 18, ... "About Us". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2021. "Coral Reef Alliance - About". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 May 2022. " ... CORAL is currently developing a coral bleaching response network using high-resolution satellite images to monitor coral reefs ...

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Its coral reef covers a concentrated part of the western littoral. The coral reef is located between St Leu and St Gilles. It ... Coral reefs are among the most densely populated marine environments. The coral reef fringing Réunion is a rich habitat for ... The coral reef is a natural barrier that protects the coast from typhoons. The least vulnerable sectors of the reef are in St ... The coral reef influences the price of local housing; homes close to a beach protected by corals enjoy lower real estate prices ...

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... widely-adopted term used to refer to mesophotic coral reefs, as opposed to other similar terms like "deep coral reef ... "Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems". Coral Reefs. 29 (2): 255-275. doi:10.1007/s00338-010-0593-6. ISSN 1432- ... A Mesophotic coral reef or mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE), originally from the Latin word meso (meaning middle) and photic ( ... Mesophotic coral ecosystems-A lifeboat for coral reefs? Nairobi and Arendal: The United Nations Environment Programme and GRID- ...

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... at IMDb Coral Reef Adventure at AllMovie v t e v t e (Articles needing additional references from June ... to a friend's coral reef-sustained village in Fiji, the diving expeditions show a range of coral reefs, from flourishing ones ... Coral Reef Adventure is a documentary film released in 2003 to IMAX theaters. It was directed by Greg MacGillivray and narrated ... Along their journey, scientists working to understand and save the reefs meet with the Hall's. Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the ...

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"We believe in coral reefs". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved 2022-11-17. "Coral Reefs and Corals , Smithsonian Ocean". ocean.si. ... Coral reef restoration strategies use natural and anthropogenic processes to restore damaged coral reefs. Reefs suffer damage ... Coral Reefs. 37 (2): 585-596. doi:10.1007/s00338-018-1683-0. ISSN 0722-4028. "Coral reef ecosystems , National Oceanic and ... 375 billion dollars come from ecosystem services provided by coral reefs each year. The most prevalent coral in tropical reefs ...

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... are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with ... coral reef fish harbour parasites. Since coral reef fish are characterized by high biodiversity, parasites of coral reef fish ... whitetip, blacktip and grey reef sharks dominate the ecosystems of coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Coral reefs in the western ... Centre of Excellence Coral Reef Studies Coral Reefs at Curlie WhyReef, an online virtual reef for kids List of aquarium ...

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Formation of coral reefs Darwin's paradox List of reefs Zimmerman's Competing Theory of Reef Formation Gordon Chancellor (2008 ... Coral Reefs is fully supported by citations and material gathered together in the Appendix. Coral Reefs is arguably the first ... If the land subsides slowly, the fringing reefs keep pace by growing upwards on a base of dead coral, and form a barrier reef ... Darwin reviewed the distribution of different species of coral across a reef. He thought that the seaward reefs most exposed to ...

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The mission of the Coral Reef Conservation Program is outlined in the Coral Reef Conservation Act and can be summarised as to " ... NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. (2018, December 6). Coral Reef Condition: A status report for American Samoa . Retrieved ... Coral Reef Conservation Program. (2018). Strategic Plan. Silvery Spring, MD NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. (2009). Goals ... Coral Reef Conservation Program. (2018). Strategic Plan. Silvery Spring, MD: NOAA. Coral Reef Conservation Program. (2018). ...

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Reef Encounter, International Coral Reef Society. "Conferences & Meetings". International Coral Reef Society. Retrieved 1 ... "ICRS 2022". International Coral Reef Society. Retrieved 1 December 2022. "International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) Proceedings ... symposia and conferences relating to coral reefs. ICRS helps organize the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS). The most ... The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS; previously the International Society for Reef Studies) is an international, not-for ...

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... best practices in coral reef management and building capacity of coral reef managers around the world ensuring that coral reefs ... "International Coral Reef Initiative - an informal partnership to preserve coral reefs around the world". Icriforum.org. ... Network is the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network which produces global and regional reports on the status of coral reefs on ... It is the "only global entity solely devoted to coral reefs". ICRI was established in 1994 at the initiative of eight founding ...

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17 February 1991 Marine Biological Surveys of Coral Reefs in the Northern Lau Group (PDF). Vatuvara Foundation and Wildlife ... The island features a coconut plantation and many streams, and is circled by great beaches and fringing reefs with a boat ...

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... and the Coral Reef Restaurant. World Showcase is the park's largest neighborhood, reminiscent of a permanent world's fair ...

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Elizabeth Reef and Middleton Reef in the Tasman Sea and Ashmore Reef and Kenn Reef in the Coral Sea. The twospined angelfish is ... In Australia, as well as Lord Howe Island, it is found from the Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef in Western Australia, Ashmore Reef ... in coral reefs within lagoons, rubble patches and drop offs, being commonest around drop offs. They live in small social groups ... The twospined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa), also known as the dusky angelfish, or coral beauty, is a species of marine ray- ...

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Coral reefs are projected to decline by a further 70-90% at 1.5 °C, and even more than 99% at 2 °C. "Of 105,000 species studied ... Davenport, Coral (2018-10-07). "Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040". The New York Times. ... coral bleaching, and loss of ecosystems, among other impacts. SR15 also has modelling that shows that, for global warming to be ...

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... furthermore a lot of coral reefs, which represent a source of food for turtles, have been damaged. Badan Pusat Statistik, ...

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The tribunal also judged that the PRC had caused "severe harm to the coral reef environment", and that it had violated the ... "severe harm to the coral reef environment". It also characterised Taiping Island and other features of the Spratly Islands as " ... Several other coral rocks encircle the lagoon, forming a large atoll. The shoal is about 198 km (123 mi) west of Subic Bay. To ... Democracy Reef'). In 1983 the People's Republic of China renamed it Huangyan Island with Minzhu Jiao reserved as a second name ...

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These depths and times are typical of experienced recreational divers leisurely exploring a coral reef using standard 200 bar " ...

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"Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: July 2006 update". Coral Cay Conservation. 11 August 2006. Archived from the ... A three-year project was established in Sogod Bay conducted by the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) to ... surveyed coral reefs in the area. The undertaking was to provide local residents educational opportunities to have knowledge on ... also visit for religious festivals such as Sinulog and Limasawa Most international travellers visit Southern Leyte for reef ...

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... the juvenils occasionally frequenting in brackish lagoons and estuaries while the adults normally form schools over coral reefs ... ISBN 92-5-102321-2. "Lutjanus fulviflamma". Reef Life Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the ...

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... in New Caledonia confirms high parasite biodiversity on coral reef fish". Aquat Biosyst. 8 (1): 22. doi:10.1186/2046-9063-8-22 ... and east to the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland south at least as far as Seal Rocks, New South Wales, although larvae have ... over rocky substrates and rocky reefs. Pristipomoides filamentosus is a nocturnal feeder, migrating upwards through the water ...

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This body of water contains coral reef and habitats important to plant and animal life; it is part of the bigger San Juan Bay ... The rock used to be so well known that it (and its surrounding coral reef) was declared a cultural and natural landmark in the ... a reef formation resembling the shape of a sitting dog when seen from Dos Hermanos Bridge. Numerous legends were attributed to ...

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... coral reefs, cold-water corals, and saltmarshes) World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) Protectedplanet.net, which is an on- ...

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The Spot-tailed Butterflyfish is found at depths between 3 and 15 m in coral reefs. They occur in coral-rich areas of reef ... Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 50-68. doi: ... These fish feed on soft coral polyps (e.g. Litophyton viridis and species of the genera Clavularia, Nephthia and Sarcophyton). ... flats, lagoons and seaward reefs. Juveniles tend to keep inshore. Adults are usually seen in pairs. ...

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Together with seagrasses and coral reefs, they are the primary breeding grounds for many species of fish and shellfish. However ... Allen, G. R. 2007 Conservation hotspots of biodiversity and endemism for Indo-Pacific coral reef fishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. ... the coastal zones of East Timor have important areas of coral reef ecosystems.: 2-29-2-30 The far north western end of the ... with their globally-significant coral reefs and marine biodiversity. It also emphasises the potential of the two straits for ...

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... of Subi Reef in the South China Sea to challenge China's claim to waters around an artificial island it has built on Subi Reef ... had damaged coral, the governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga orders the Japanese Ministry of Defense to halt all work on the air ...

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This pattern is often identified in aquatic and coral reef ecosystems. The pattern of biomass inversion is attributed to ...

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Approximately 20 species from the Veracruzano Coral Reef System National Park are exhibited in this tank, including nurse ... Clown featherback Reef Tank. Nurse sharks and a white skate under a school of fish. Lionfish Atlantic sea nettles West Indian ... The reef tank has a cylindrical form, with 13 acrylic windows surrounding 1,250,000 liters of saltwater. ...

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"Nutrient status in coral reefs of the Îles Eparses (Scattered Islands): comparison to nearby reefs subject to higher ...

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For example, coral reef fishes have different reproductive rates in different years, plants grow differently in different soil ...

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Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean: Their Ecology and Conservation, page 327, Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 9780195352177 ... Laccadive Islands, Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago are three series of coral atolls, cays and Faroes on the Indian plate ...

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Climate change is projected to drive declines in coral reefs and forest habitats, and threaten native species such as lemurs. ...

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Saint Helena and Ascension Island both have excellent and well preserved coral ecosystems, which are very diverse and contain ... and many endemic fish species found in the reef ecosystems off the islands. The islands have been identified by BirdLife ...

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Karimunjawa's coral reefs are made up of fringing reefs, barrier reefs and several patch reefs. They have an extraordinary ... Karimun Java is also a tourist attraction popular for its white sandy beach, pristine coral reefs, challenging treks through ... Karimunjawa has five types of ecosystems: coral reef, seagrass and seaweed, mangrove forest, coastal forest and low land ... Two protected biota species, black coral (Antiphates sp.) and organ pipe coral (Tubipora musica), can be found here. Other ...

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The tertiary ocean floor, made of ancient marine deposits including accumulation of coral reefs, was lifted above the sea level ... but the ship foundered on the reef of the Bukit peninsula and only five survivors could make it ashore. They went into the ...

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This species occurs on gentle reef slopes where there are patches of live coral mixed with sand-rubble at depths of about 10-20 ... Gerald R. Allen (2017). "Psammogobius pisinnus, a new species of reef goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and ... psinnus is found around New Britain in Papua New Guinea with a single record from the northern Great Barrier Reef at Flynn Reef ...

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It is the commonest species of coral in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. It is a reef building coral and is found ... Isopora palifera is a species of stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is a reef building coral living in shallow water and ... Coral Reefs. 10 (1): 13-18. Bibcode:1991CorRe..10...13A. doi:10.1007/BF00301901. S2CID 28849197. Acropora palifera. Corals of ... "Zooxanthellae". Coral hub. CICBP. Retrieved 2013-03-06. Ayre, D. J.; Veron, J. E. N.; Dufty, S. L. (1991). "The corals Acropora ...

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The terrain is low-lying and sandy: a coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef with a depressed central area devoid of ... The narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard, so there is a day beacon near the old village site. ... Green turtles and hawksbill turtles, both critically endangered, can be found along the reef. On June 27, 1974, Secretary of ... Edwin Horace Bryan (1941). American Polynesia: coral islands of the Central Pacific. Honolulu, Hawaii: Tongg Publishing Company ...

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In this historical context Paul Torremans describes copyright as a, "little coral reef of private right jutting up from the ...

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... reefcorner.com/reef-database-index/large-polyp-stony-coral-index/purple-goniopora-coral/ "HugeDomains.com - ReefPeDia.com is ... The mother corals have wounds from the daughter corals that usually heal up in about two weeks. The daughter corals grow about ... Various species live as far north as Hong Kong (where they are the dominant colonial non-reef-building coral) and southern ... Goniopora is a sensitive coral that when probed can sensitise and contract . Goniopora are a very difficult coral to keep alive ...

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Many of the worlds reefs have already been destroyed or severely damaged by an increasing array of threats, including ... As a result, 22 species of coral are now listed as threatened under the Endan ... Coral reefs are threatened by a range of human activities. ... You can learn more about NOAAs coral reef program at our Coral ... The Coral Reef Conservation Program coordinates NOAAs role as the co-chair of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, a body that ...

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Size-spectra as indicators of the effects of fishing on coral reef fish assemblages. Coral Reefs, 24(1): 118-124. ... Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. ... People and reefs: successes and challenges in the management of coral reef marine protected areas. United Nations Environment ... Towards Reef Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods: A handbook for Caribbean coral reef managers. University of Exeter, ...

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Coral Reefs & Islands- The Natural History of a Threatened Paradise. by Gray, William ... Coral Reefs & Islands- The Natural History of a Threatened Paradise. by Gray, William ...

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... of the 3,863 reefs comprising the worlds largest coral reef system. Our study bridges the gap between the theory and practice ... corals began to die immediately on reefs where the accumulated heat exposure exceeded a critical threshold of degree heating ... which affects even the most remote and well-protected reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. ... prevalence of post-bleaching mass mortality of corals represents a radical shift in the disturbance regimes of tropical reefs, ...

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Were working to better understand the capacity of coral reefs to recover from natural and human impacts and how science can ... Coral reefs are prone to major disturbances Corals are the building blocks of tropical reefs, and coral reefs provide the ... How coral recruitment drives coral reef recovery We are working to understand how coral recruitment drives coral reef recovery ... Coral recruits: critical for coral reefs. The colonisation by new corals is a key driver of reef resilience and recovery. The ...

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Greenpeace has released the first images of a coral reef discovered last year off the coast of Brazil. Matt Hoffman reports. ...

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Tag: coral reefs disappearing. Caribbean Coral Reefs Are Mostly Dead, IUCN Says. The coral reefs of the Caribbean have, to put ...

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Coral Reef Research. DISCOVERY Yacht Phantom. Emerald Reef. July 2020. The International SeaKeepers Society assisted the UM ... and Corrine Allen collected tissue samples of coral colonies at Emerald Reef (Miami), before the onset of a coral bleaching ... University Of Miamis Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Coral Reef Futures Lab ... Rosenstiel Schools Coral Futures Lab in conducting field research just offshore of Key Biscayne, FL aboard DISCOVERY Yacht ...

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Coral reefs are likely to change but survive in the face of climate change, new research suggests. ... Most studies of changing coral reefs have used the relatively crude measure of total coral cover to gauge the health of reefs. ... Some solitary coral can survive in extremely acidic submarine springs, but these coral look very different from the iconic reef ... Species colonizing reef crests likewise varied from reef slopes.. Earlier research has shown that corals survival could depend ...

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NPRs Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on tropical fish populations at reefs that are being harmed by the demand for ... Some fish, like the giant grouper, humphead wrasse and coral trout, are caught live near Pacific coral reefs and kept in tanks ... The spectacular and exotic fish that fill aquariums all over the world are caught wild in coral reefs by divers like Fred ... The trade in these reef species is on the rise, and biologists say the reef populations are threatened. ...

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Researchers have resorted to applying antibiotics on corals to save Caribbean reefs from deadly disease, but there are concerns ... Scientists are slathering reefs with antibiotics to stop coral disease. Researchers have resorted to applying antibiotics on ... Stony coral tissue loss disease has begun to eat away at this coral ... from whales to coral reefs. They are both must-reads ... corals to save Caribbean reefs from deadly disease, but there ...

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... where marine biologists are fighting to rebuild endangered reefs. ... So, coral reefs are on their way to becoming probably the first ... Re-planting the coral Andrew Baker: We need to make sure that the corals that we put out are not just gonna be the next set of ... But h-- how do coral have sex? (LAUGH). Liv Williamson: So the idea is that all of the different colonies on a reef. Theyre ... By serving as natural buffers, coral reefs prevent billions of dollars in damage to the U.S. each year, according to the U.S. ...

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21 of the 35 coral species off Floridas coastline have died. The Legislature is making moves to help, but is it too late? ... Tallahassee - South Floridas coral reefs are dying.. In the last two years, 21 of 35 coral species in South Florida have ... The importance of coral reefs to marine life is almost impossible to overstate. Although reefs cover less than one percent of ... To protect it, the Florida Legislature is working to create a Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area, with $1 ...

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... of Coral Reefs of Palau load snorkel gear onto speedboats that take them through a network of channels to different coral reef ... "Ive never experienced coral reefs myself before coming to Palau, and experiencing it with other Stanford students, seeing all ... "To me, its almost impossible to understand what a coral reef is without seeing one - you can look at pictures, you can study ... "To me, its almost impossible to understand what a coral reef is without seeing one - you can look at pictures, you can study ...

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... the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources says it is prepared to cope but may be forced to close affected coral reef sites ... After being warned of possible coral bleaching in Thailand as a result of El Nino last year, ... However, the worst case was in 2010 where 66.9% of coral reefs in the northern part of the Andaman Sea and 39% in the southern ... "If it happens in a very short period, there is a smaller impact to the coral reefs, which are very sensitive. Or the impact ...

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... coral reefs need your help!. Heres what you can do to help protect coral reefs. Buy and use only oxybenzone and octinoxate- ... Around the world, coral reefs are in danger. These fascinating organisms, which provide habitat for thousands of other species ... That is why it is essential we demand access to sunscreen that is free of the coral-killing oxybenzone and octinoxate. ...

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More than a third of the worlds shallow tropical coral reefs have been destroyed ... Genetic engineering of corals, farming corals, transplanting corals, or trusting corals to adapt in surprising ways are all ... As coral reefs disappear, some tropical fish might just keep swimming. More than a third of the worlds shallow tropical coral ... Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the oceans space. And so tropical reef ...

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Water Coral reefs and rainforests seem to have little in common beyond the fact that they are both hotspots of diversity, yet ... Coral reefs are no better off. Pollution, ocean acidification, overfishing, and climate change may cause many coral reefs to ... Coral Reefs, Ecosystem Services, Environment, Environmental Services, Forests, Green, Jeremy Hance, Rainforests, Water ... Coral reefs and rainforests seem to have little in common beyond the fact that they are both hotspots of diversity, yet ...

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Here we show that in the aftermath of the record-breaking marine heatwave on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 2 , corals began to die immediately on reefs where the accumulated heat exposure exceeded a critical threshold of degree heating weeks, which was 3-4 °C-weeks. (nature.com)
Fig. 1: Large-scale spatial patterns in change in coral cover and in heat exposure on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. (nature.com)
2016 marine heatwave on the Great Barrier Reef. (nature.com)
Baird, A. H. & Marshall, P. A. Mortality, growth and reproduction in scleractinian corals following bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. (nature.com)
One area the film focuses on is Australia's Great Barrier Reef where the average ocean water temperature has warmed by about 1.2 degrees fahrenheit over the last century. (pbs.org)
In 2016, we lost 29 percent of the Great Barrier Reef. (pbs.org)
So 29 percent of the Great Barrier Reef died in a single year, because the water was hot. (pbs.org)
The researchers examined more than 35,000 coral colonies along Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (livescience.com)
We chose the iconic Great Barrier Reef as our natural laboratory because water temperature varies by 8 to 9 degrees Celsius (14.4 to 16.2 degrees Fahrenheit) along its full length from summer to winter, and because there are wide local variations in pH [a measure of acidity]," Hughes said. (livescience.com)
Just this week, a new report said that Australia's Great Barrier Reef - the crown jewel of the world's oceans - lost half of its corals in just the past three years . (salon.com)
As climate change raises ocean temperatures, coral bleaching events like the one that devastated Australia's Great Barrier Reef this year are becoming more common. (technologyreview.com)
A recent survey found that as much as 35% of coral died in some regions of the Great Barrier Reef during the current bleaching event, though NOAA researchers said Monday that it is too early for a full global assessment of how much coral has died. (time.com)
Jun 7 2016 (IPS) - A recent UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report on world heritage sites in danger from climate change received widespread media attention after the Australian government requested the removal of a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef. (ipsnews.net)
However the Great Barrier Reef is not the only coral reef at risk from climate change. (ipsnews.net)
In this May 2016 photo provided by XL Catlin Global Reef Record, decomposing coral is shown on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. (csmonitor.com)
From Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, to 8,000 year-old cold-waters corals off the coast of the UK, the countries of the Commonwealth account for nearly half the world's coral reefs - and over 250 million people across the Commonwealth depend directly on coral reefs for food and income. (bsac.com)
New research conducted in the Great Barrier Reef has pinpointed the specific genes that have the potential to make the corals there resistant to environmental change. (al-fanarmedia.org)
Howells' colleagues analyzed samples of corals collected from the Great Barrier Reef under both normal and environmentally stressful conditions. (al-fanarmedia.org)
Our horror, another mass coral bleaching is possible in the Great Barrier Reef. (retime.org)
As coral reef scientists, we've seen firsthand how the Great Barrier Reef is nearing its Tiping point The reef will cease functioning as an ecosystem once it reaches that point. (retime.org)
Five major heatwaves have turned the Great Barrier Reef into an unblemished checkerboard in just 30 years. (retime.org)
The Great Barrier Reef was a large part of this. (retime.org)
The Great Barrier Reef hosts at least 1,625 fish species. (retime.org)
A healthy Great Barrier Reef It is your home There are at least 1,625 fish species, 3,000 molluscs species, and 630 echinoderms. (retime.org)
from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), and P. astreoides , Montastraea faveolata , and M. franksi from the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (MBR), and correlate them to thermal stress associated with ocean warming. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)
Help Earthwatch scientists at the forefront of active reef restoration science on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (earthwatch.org)

Healthy coral reefs are one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. (noaa.gov)
However, coral ecosystems face serious threats, mainly from the effects of global climate change, unsustainable fishing and land-based pollution. (noaa.gov)
Healthy coral reefs are among Earth's most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems and are vital around the world. (noaa.gov)
The continued decline and loss of coral reef ecosystems will have significant social, cultural, economic and ecological impacts on people and communities in the U.S. and around the world. (noaa.gov)
NOAA is working to understand and address key threats to coral reef ecosystems: the impacts from global climate change, unsustainable fishing practices and pollution. (noaa.gov)
Climate change affects coral reef ecosystems by increasing sea surface temperatures and leads to coral bleaching , disease, sea level rise and storm activity. (noaa.gov)
We're helping to build a culture of environmental stewardship that leads to better protections for coral reef ecosystems. (coral.org)
The increasing prevalence of post-bleaching mass mortality of corals represents a radical shift in the disturbance regimes of tropical reefs, both adding to and far exceeding the influence of recurrent cyclones and other local pulse events, presenting a fundamental challenge to the long-term future of these iconic ecosystems. (nature.com)
The success of coral larvae to grow into adult corals (known also as coral recruitment) is critical to the health of coral reef ecosystems. (www.csiro.au)
Corals are the building blocks of tropical reefs, and coral reefs provide the structure and habitat for the massive diversity of organisms that inhabit these ecosystems. (www.csiro.au)
Coral reef ecosystems provide key services such as tourism, fisheries and coastal protection, valuable to millions of people throughout the world. (www.csiro.au)
From low-oxygen basins and tourist-trampled reefs to shallow lagoons and extremely hot environments, Palau hosts an assortment of ecosystems seldom found in such close proximity. (stanford.edu)
Reef Check Malaysia works to conserve Malaysia's ocean and marine ecosystems. (globalgiving.org)
A recent study in the journal Scientific Reports builds upon other studies showing that some coral reef fish may be more resilient than we thought to climate change, boosting chances that reef ecosystems might withstand the current onslaught. (salon.com)
Coral reefs and rainforests seem to have little in common beyond the fact that they are both hotspots of diversity, yet groundbreaking research is showing how these different ecosystems-when intact-may actually seed clouds and produce rainfall. (mongabay.com)
While scientists are still trying to understand to what extent forests and reefs are responsible for precipitation and rainfall patterns, there is no question that these ecosystems are hugely imperiled. (mongabay.com)
Healthy coral reefs are some of the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on earth, providing food, jobs, recreational opportunities, coastal protection and other important services to billions of people world-wide. (hawaii.gov)
Key outcomes of this work include greater capacity to enforce coral reef protections and increased understanding of the key threats to reef ecosystems at priority sites. (hawaii.gov)
A paper released today in Nature Communications shows off some applications of the technology in coral reef ecosystems. (technologyreview.com)
Bleaching occurs when disruption to coral ecosystems like pollution and unusually warm water cause the symbiotic organisms that give coral their color to flee. (time.com)
That would be devastating for marine ecosystems that directly depend on healthy coral reefs. (time.com)
You will also learn all about coral reef ecosystems, tropical fish, sharks, manatees, dolphins, and many other species from tiny invertebrates to the largest fish in the ocean, the whale shark. (responsibletravel.com)
Biodiversity (fish, invertebrates, and coral) identification dives to increase one s knowledge and understanding of coral reef ecosystems. (responsibletravel.com)
Protecting the reefs is also important because they provide an important but delicate ecosystem where fish can thrive, and they also support other important ecosystems, including sea grasses and mangroves, said McField. (ipsnews.net)
Hawaii Governor David Ige on Tuesday (July 3) signed legislation that will ban the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs, making Hawaii the first US state to enact legislation designed to protect marine ecosystems by banning such sunscreens. (straitstimes.com)
This aquarium nearby Cancun is unique in the world, since all its coral reef ecosystems have been developed here. (xcaret.com)
When they're a suitable size, they plant those fragments on areas of the reef to recreate ecosystems that can once again thrive. (olukai.ca)
It's getting harder for scientists to predict how these conditions will affect individual species, let alone the health and biodiversity of reef ecosystems. (retime.org)

As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense of others, according to a report published online on April 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology that details the first large-scale investigation of climate effects on corals. (livescience.com)
Some species of coral will be winners and others losers as ocean temperatures rise, a new study suggests. (livescience.com)
The good news is that, rather than experiencing wholesale destruction, many coral reefs will survive climate change by changing the mix of coral species as the ocean warms and becomes more acidic," Terry Hughes, a researcher at James Cook University in Australia, said in a statement. (livescience.com)
Species colonizing reef crests likewise varied from reef slopes. (livescience.com)
And in Chinese medicinal markets, another species of reef-dweller, the seahorse, is sold to make traditional treatments for impotence and other ailments. (kpbs.org)
The trade in these reef species is on the rise, and biologists say the reef populations are threatened. (kpbs.org)
Many of the corals growing here are important and threatened Florida species, like Staghorn and Elkhorn. (cbsnews.com)
In the last two years, 21 of 35 coral species in South Florida have disappeared.The reasons are many: disease, more acidity in the ocean, pollution, overfishing, dredging - the list goes on. (sun-sentinel.com)
The epidemic is unique since it involves multiple diseases and affects several species of coral, some listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act," said state Rep. Kristin Jacobs, D-Coconut Creek. (sun-sentinel.com)
Malaysia is part of the Coral Triangle, home to more than 75% of the world's coral species. (globalgiving.org)
The hopeful thing is that if species start moving deeper now or in the future in response to warming surface waters or deteriorating reefs, that there are these other zones that they can go to. (salon.com)
James Harvey, operations manager at Reef-World Foundation, said: "When you look at busy dive sites, you often see more broken corals, a lower species diversity and a change in fish behaviour, compared with other sites in the same areas. (theguardian.com)
You will learn about the invasive lionfish that is destroying our native coral reefs and participate in our dives to spearfish and remove this incredibly destructive species. (responsibletravel.com)
Eradicating invasive species from coral reefs: Invasive Lionfish population control and monitoring (spearing and dissecting lionfish). (responsibletravel.com)
Or, she told The New York Times, perhaps hardier coral species are replacing the more sensitive ones. (csmonitor.com)
Brazil's reef formations feature 18 species of hard coral, eight of them endemic to Brazil, according to ICRI. (usatoday.com)
This reef is important because it contains a mushroom-shaped coral species that has disappeared from all other Atlantic reef beds. (usatoday.com)
Through our Blue Belt programme we are currently on track to protect over four million square kilometres of ocean across the Overseas Territories by 2020, working with local communities to protect the coral species within. (bsac.com)
Yes, Riviera Maya is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System that inhabits thousands of species. (xcaret.com)
You can admire a lot of its species in the Coral Reef Aquarium at Xcaret. (xcaret.com)
Learn how to identify coral reef species and/or habitats, including benthos, invertebrates and/or fish in the South Pacific Ocean. (gviusa.com)
They are working with a coral species in the Arabian Gulf to find the genes responsible for creating resistance to increasing temperatures. (al-fanarmedia.org)
they're home to an incredibly diverse set of creatures and plants-perhaps as many as nine million different species -that build their habitat around the corals. (al-fanarmedia.org)
Many scientists are researching the potential of chemicals produced by species living in coral reefs to be used in medicines. (al-fanarmedia.org)
That's why Abrego and Howells want to replicate the research done in Australia with coral species native to the Gulf and Red Sea. (al-fanarmedia.org)
This is one of the two most popular and sought after of the Acanthastrea species, with the second being the Acan Echinata A. echinata , or Starry cup Coral. (animal-world.com)
But if stress persists, the corals can die - the skeletons begin to crumble, removing vital habitat for other species. (retime.org)
Nearly two-thirds of coral reef shark and ray species worldwide are threatened with extinction, reports a new study in. (earthdive.com)
Remote and uninhabited coral areas are not exempt from facing changes in species composition and functionality due to global drivers. (bvsalud.org)
These toxins are transmitted by dinoflagellates of the species Gambierdiscus toxicus , which lives adhered to damaged coral reefs in tropical seas ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)

Many of the world's reefs have already been destroyed or severely damaged by pollution, unsustainable fishing practices, disease, global climate change, ship groundings and other impacts. (noaa.gov)
The top threats to coral reefs - global climate change, unsustainable fishing and land-based pollution - are all due to human activities. (noaa.gov)
Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) are on a four-year quest , much of it aboard philanthropist Mark Rohr's yacht, the S/Y Acadia, to find out why some corals in the Tropical Eastern Pacific seem more resilient to the damaging effect of climate change than corals elsewhere. (si.edu)
Coral bleaching is happening more often as climate change raises the temperature of oceans, which have absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat created by man-made greenhouse gas emissions. (pbs.org)
The ultimate effects of climate change could mean that the reefs of the future look very different than the ones of today. (livescience.com)
But the findings also indicate the reefs will ultimately survive climate change in some form - if something else doesn't kill them off first. (livescience.com)
We need to address all of the threats, including climate change, to give coral reefs a fighting chance for the future. (livescience.com)
Andrew Baker: The whole of the Caribbean-- is seeing a lot of coral loss and-- and die-off as a result of climate change, but also water quality and-- pollution. (cbsnews.com)
But even more difficult is making sure these corals don't get killed off by the same forces that destroyed their predecessors - water pollution, disease, and a phenomenon called "bleaching," in which coral can lose their color and die because of rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change. (cbsnews.com)
And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it comes to climate change, are increasingly under threat. (salon.com)
Pollution, ocean acidification, overfishing, and climate change may cause many coral reefs to vanish before the end of the century. (mongabay.com)
In addition, Jones has found in his studies on reefs that even a slight rise in ocean temperatures could affect the coral's ability to produce the aerosol particles, making climate change a significant threat to clouds (and precipitation) produced by coral reefs. (mongabay.com)
Unfortunately, many of the world's coral reefs (including the associated seagrass beds and mangrove habitats) have been damaged or destroyed due to increasing human impacts, climate change, and other factors. (hawaii.gov)
Our ultimate goal is to reduce local threats to coral reefs, allowing them to be more resilient to global impacts such as climate change. (theguardian.com)
They kick up sediment and corals use a lot of energy to clean themselves, which makes them vulnerable to climate change and disease. (theguardian.com)
Climate change has also increased large-scale bleaching and mass mortality of corals, according to a study published in Science . (theguardian.com)
A new device that peers at corals in their natural habitat could help us understand how the world's reefs respond to climate change. (technologyreview.com)
Coral experts fear that continued climate change may cause more frequent and devastating bleaching events as temperatures rise in the coming years and decades. (time.com)
The El Niño climate phenomenon, characterized by unusually high ocean waters in the equatorial Pacific, exacerbated coral bleaching during this past fall, winter and spring. (time.com)
But this connectivity could also save coral reefs: if one coral reef is kept healthy and over time adapts to climate change or other stressor, it could spread those better-adapted traits to other coral reefs through the movement of coral larvae. (coral.org)
The report described how coral reefs all around the world are being directly effected by warming waters and acidification associated with changes in the climate. (ipsnews.net)
While coral reefs can adapt to gradual changes in ocean temperature, especially if they are free from other local stressors like over-fishing and water pollution, it is expected that their ability to adapt is "highly likely" to be outstripped by rates of climate change in the coming decades, the report said. (ipsnews.net)
We know that temperature is the main driver of bleaching and that temperature increases are primarily related to global climate change," Melanie McField, Director of the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative at the Smithsonian Institution told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
There are absolutely things that we are doing to reefs that we could stop doing to reefs that would absolutely help those reefs deal with climate change," said Colton. (ipsnews.net)
These chemicals have also been shown to degrade corals' resiliency and ability to adjust to climate change factors and inhibit recruitment of new corals. (straitstimes.com)
Coral reefs around the world are dying, thanks to climate change and pollution. (csmonitor.com)
Either way, Verena Schoepf, a coral expert at the University of Western Australia told the Times, "It's critical that we understand what happened there, because that would help us understand how corals might be able to cope with climate change in the long run. (csmonitor.com)
The UK has joined a global battle to safeguard the world's coral reefs from climate change and rising sea temperatures, Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey has announced. (bsac.com)
International work to protect these vital marine habitats is gathering momentum as coral reefs come under increasing pressure from climate change and human activity - and yesterday the UK officially joined the Coral Reef Life Declaration, committing to safeguard coral reefs and bolster scientific research into the threats they face. (bsac.com)
Worldwide, more than 40% of corals have been lost in the past 30 years as a result of pollution, fishing and climate change. (climatechangenews.com)
Climate change and warming seawater are upsetting the symbiosis between coral polyps and the algae that nourish them. (olukai.ca)
Coral reefs in every region of the world are threatened by climate change, no matter how remote or well protected. (sprep.org)
Identifying and protecting climate refugia is a popular recommendation for coral reef management. (sprep.org)
According to a new study, climate change is changing the behaviors of the marine fishes living in coral reefs. (earthdive.com)

Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean's space. (salon.com)
We are just now learning some basics of how Earth's vast biodiversity responds to warming, and there's a growing realization that deeper, cooler waters are one possible future for coral reefs and the fish that inhabit them. (salon.com)
The reefs play host to all of this biodiversity despite occupying just 0.2 percent of the ocean's floor. (al-fanarmedia.org)
Public global health is directly tied to the fates of coral reefs, alongside the biodiversity of a marine environment. (openaccessgovernment.org)
As a consequence, shifts in taxonomic composition would be expected in Indo-Pacific reefs with uncertain repercussions for biodiversity. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)

Here's what you can do to help protect coral reefs. (earthday.org)
The Coral Reef Life Declaration was launched by Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Our Ocean conference in Malta in October last year to encourage countries to come together to protect coral reefs. (bsac.com)

Your purchase contributes to coral reef conservation. (coral.org)
Although reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, they harbor more than a quarter of all ocean life, according to the Coral Reef Alliance, a conservation group. (sun-sentinel.com)
To protect it, the Florida Legislature is working to create a Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area, with $1 million to be spent fighting for the reefs that lie in the area from the northern edge of Biscayne National Park to the St. Lucie River estuary in Martin County. (sun-sentinel.com)
The barrier reefs in southern Miami-Dade and the Keys are already under federal protection and operate under conservation plans established by the National Park Service. (sun-sentinel.com)
they learn in classrooms about the physical, chemical, biological and ecological aspects of coral reefs, as well as how marine conservation works in the real world. (stanford.edu)
Equipped with reliable data, we will develop reef management and conservation plans according to site specific needs. (globalgiving.org)
Please support our marine conservation efforts in 2020 by donating to Reef Check Malaysia! (globalgiving.org)
Rich Pyle, a fish scientist with the Hawaii Biological Survey, agrees that deep water corals hold immense promise for conservation efforts. (salon.com)
If these theories withstand the test of time, and science, they could have widespread implications for the conservation of both forests and coral reefs, adding a new and vital ecosystem-service provided by these two threatened environments: the 'makers' and 'movers' of precipitation. (mongabay.com)
A partnership between the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (Padi), the world's largest training group, and the UN-backed Reef-World Foundation, a British conservation charity, will encourage the industry to sign up to the Green Fins scheme , which helps dive centres to reduce their environmental impact and mitigate the damage the burgeoning sport causes to coral reefs worldwide. (theguardian.com)
If you think of corals as canaries [in a coal mine], they're chirping really loudly right now," said Jennifer Koss, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program director, at a press conference. (time.com)
Take an active, hands-on role in directly protecting and conserving our coral reefs that we love via our marine conservation projects and environmental education and awareness program. (responsibletravel.com)
Marine conservation education: Learning about coral reefs and marine animals and discover how we can protect our reefs from a warming planet. (responsibletravel.com)
However while many developing countries rely on coral reefs for tourism, their ability to help save them varies, Madhavi Colton, Lead Conservation Scientist at the Coral Reef Alliance told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
Researchers who have visited the reef even since it was declared dead think government-implemented conservation efforts may have done the trick. (csmonitor.com)
In 2008, Brazil's government and Conservation International identified and mapped previously undiscovered coral formations along the Albrohos Bank reef that nearly doubled its size. (usatoday.com)
The UK's waters are home to cold-water corals over 8,000 years old, with the only known coral reef in English waters protected as a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). (bsac.com)
If researchers could test coral populations for resistance to rising water temperatures, then environmental officials could focus conservation efforts on corals they have a better chance of saving. (al-fanarmedia.org)
The discovery of this reef in such a pristine condition is good news and can inspire future conservation. (openaccessgovernment.org)
Today, the group of island kids grew into an international collective of gardeners, scientists, engineers, creators, and advocates determined to revolutionize ocean conservation and create a global movement to save the reef. (olukai.ca)
Cuban land use and conservation, from rainforests to coral reefs. (uvm.edu)

Unlike other parts of the world that are suffering the detrimental effects of ocean acidification and other human impacts, Palau hosts a range of coral sites, from struggling to thriving. (stanford.edu)
With their existence threatened by rising ocean temperatures, ocean acidification, chemical pollution, and damage from human contact, coral reefs need your help! (earthday.org)
Warmer water and carbon emissions cause ocean acidification, which in turn can lead to coral "bleaching," the term given to the damage caused when corals expel the symbiotic algae they need to survive. (csmonitor.com)
But variations in salinity, real estate development , particularly in the Arab region, and ocean acidification caused by pollution, also contribute to killing coral. (al-fanarmedia.org)

Try to avoid housing with soft corals as they do not do as well in their presence, and some will die if the softy population is too high. (animal-world.com)
Also known as "Takot Shoal," this site is a beautiful submerged island encrusted with hard and soft corals. (divessi.com)

For the Rohr Reef Resilience Program, scientists have trained the S/Y Acadia crew and other partners on data collection so we can gather facts and figures in faraway places as we sail across the Pacific. (si.edu)
The Tropical Eastern Pacific is one of the few places in the world where scientists have the opportunity to study coral responses to these dramatic swings in environmental conditions. (si.edu)
These emerging scientists are from some of the countries most affected by reef degradation and are the best messengers to lead our efforts and advocate for change over time. (si.edu)
In the new documentary "Chasing Coral," a team of photographers, divers and scientists analyze more than 650 hours of underwater footage to illustrate the real-time effects warming seas. (pbs.org)
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first spotted off the coast of Miami, Florida, in 2014 and scientists have been struggling to understand the mysterious pathogen ever since. (newscientist.com)
To do that, Professor Baker and scientists from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago are using a technique that allows them to determine the future survivability of coral in a few hours, on a boat anchored above the nursery. (cbsnews.com)
More than 2,000 international reef scientists, policymakers and stakeholders are gathering in Hawaii starting Monday, June 20, 2016, to discuss the latest coral science and what can be done to stop widespread death of the world's reefs. (salon.com)
Theoretically, the the robots could be deployed immediately after the damaged occurred, which would allow scientists to 'rebuild the reef in days to weeks, instead of [the] years to centuries,' according to Dr Lea-Anne Henry. (theverge.com)
Rising global ocean temperatures are a major threat to coral reefs, but exciting new research published by J. Craig Venter Institute scientists and an international team of collaborators has brought us one step closer to finding a way to protect them by developing a new probiotic to act as a proactive therapeutic. (jcvi.org)
They also play a vital role in medical research-scientists have developed treatments for cardiovascular diseases, ulcers, leukemia, lymphoma, and skin cancer all from chemicals in reef plants and animals. (coral.org)
Scientists have found a rebounding 'zombie' reef where they expected to find dead, bleached coral, in the Coral Castles reef east of Australia. (csmonitor.com)
And if scientists can figure out why Coral Castles reef is flourishing again, they may be able to save other reefs around the world. (csmonitor.com)
A crack team of marine scientists is turning its attention to the Maldives in the most ambitious ever global survey of coral reefs. (climatechangenews.com)
Such a discovery would improve efforts to conserve the region's reefs, the scientists say. (al-fanarmedia.org)
This fact gives scientists and experts hope that there are more immense corals in pristine condition, lurking in deeper pockets of the oceans. (openaccessgovernment.org)
Why are scientists only just discovering this reef? (openaccessgovernment.org)
Until right now, it has been really difficult for scientists to study reefs at a depth of over 30 metres. (openaccessgovernment.org)
Unlike scientists detecting fossils or metal ores, there is no way to really understand what a coral looks like without human divers. (openaccessgovernment.org)
Corals are animals that live in a mutually beneficial partnership with tiny single-celled algae called "zooxanthellae" (but scientists call them zooks). (retime.org)
Marine scientists have discovered four deep-water coral reefs to the west of Ireland using an underwater robot. (earthdive.com)

Coral reefs are also threatened by much more local impacts, especially by pollution and overfishing," Hughes said. (livescience.com)
Despite being ecologically and economically important, coral reefs are under increasing threats from human pressures such as overfishing, marine litter, sewage pollution, unsustainable tourist numbers, and coastal development. (globalgiving.org)
Coral reefs that are affected by pollution can be addressed by promoting environment-friendly tourism practices. (globalgiving.org)
Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually acidifying waters have destroyed more than a third of the world's shallow tropical coral reefs . (salon.com)
Addressing local stressors such as over-fishing and water pollution can help the reefs to adapt, but McField says that this is only buying the reefs some time. (ipsnews.net)
Coral damage like that seen at Coral Castles is typically caused by rising water temperatures or pollution. (csmonitor.com)
When that symbiotic relationship becomes stressed due to increased temperature or pollution, the coral polyp rejects the algae living inside its tissues, losing its main source of food and energy. (olukai.ca)

The documentary "Chasing Coral" tells the story of a three-year effort to capture the loss of the world's coral reefs through time-lapse, underwater photography. (pbs.org)
It involves strange underwater farms, the U.S. Department of Defense, and more than we ever thought we'd need to know about the sex lives of coral. (cbsnews.com)
Partly due to its shade and physical protection, but chiefly because of the electro-current passing through it, all kinds of underwater wildlife wanders into the artificial reef. (trendhunter.com)
NOAA has alerted scuba-diving operators and underwater researchers to be especially careful around the reefs. (cruisingworld.com)
Researchers have built a microscope that can be used up to 100 meters underwater to peer into the secret lives of coral, the tiny invertebrates whose skeletal superstructures make up the foundation of life in the seas. (technologyreview.com)
The Eeboo Coral Reef 1,000 Piece Puzzle depicts a vivid underwater mosaic of colors and patterns by Miranda Sofroniou. (dickblick.com)
Admire beautiful coral specimens at Xcaret's Coral Reef Aquarium , in special ponds with windows that allow you to see underwater. (xcaret.com)
This unique offering by GVI & PADI teaches you about best practices when conducting underwater coral reef surveys. (gviusa.com)
The Catlin Seaview Survey has already photographed 800km of reefs worldwide, using the purpose-built SVII camera to create an underwater version of Google's Street View. (climatechangenews.com)
To achieve this, they collect fragments of heat-resilient corals, that have proven to survive extreme water temperatures and bleaching events, from surrounding reefs and grow them in underwater gardens. (olukai.ca)
Underwater these rocks have been overgrown with coral and inhabited by a variety of reef fish. (divessi.com)

The goal is to create multiple robots that will work in a 'swarm' to repair the cold-water coral reefs that have been damaged by fisherman, re-cementing the broken pieces together. (theverge.com)
Few people know the waters around the UK contain riches to rival the tropics - with our waters home to a vast array of cold water coral reefs that protect important marine life. (bsac.com)
The UK's Overseas Territories also hold a huge array of tropical and cold water coral reefs. (bsac.com)

Thresholds in Caribbean Coral Reefs: Implications for Ecosystem‐Based Fishery Management. (conservationgateway.org)
We want to address the threats to coral reefs and the marine ecosystem before irreversible damages occur, while reducing community dependence on coral reef and reef-related activities for survival. (globalgiving.org)
The coral reef is the noisiest ecosystem in the sea. (kuow.org)
Reductions in calcification would therefore make them more susceptible to both physical and biological breakdown, seriously affecting ecosystem function in Atlantic reefs. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)
The reef ecosystem seems to be facing a phase shift, in which the benthic cover previously dominated by hard corals is currently dominated by fleshy macroalgae . (bvsalud.org)

Anderson Cooper: In a sense, it sounds like you're trying to accelerate the process of natural selection, try to find the corals which are hardier, which can survive in higher temperatures. (cbsnews.com)
When we arrived, researchers were putting samples of Elkhorn coral just brought to the surface into these converted party coolers containing increasingly warm water to see which varieties would do best in higher temperatures. (cbsnews.com)
High water temperatures stress coral, which makes the already fragile undersea life even more susceptible to disease and death. (cruisingworld.com)
But if temperatures stabilise there is hope that the remaining corals can adapt and regenerate, he adds. (climatechangenews.com)
The temperatures in these waters are perhaps the highest that corals can tolerate. (al-fanarmedia.org)
The research team also conducted experiments in the laboratory, where they increased water temperatures to stress the coral. (al-fanarmedia.org)
1. Restore damaged reef areas that have suffered from rising temperatures or other natural and human disturbances. (olukai.ca)

Corals are often confused with rocks, or plants, but they're actually colonies of tiny animals called polyps, whose calcium carbonate skeletons build the reefs and protect the shores. (cbsnews.com)
The skeletons of coldwater coral reefs may dissolve, perhaps already within a few decades. (grida.no)
Together with detailed geometrical mapping of coral skeletons using CT scanning, our laboratory measurements suggest the existence of an additional source of mixing deep within the reef that is unique to the coral canopy geometry. (aps.org)
Marine ridges composed of living CORALS , coral skeletons, calcareous algae, and other organisms, mixed with minerals and organic matter. (bvsalud.org)

Coral reefs contribute billions of dollars to world economies each year. (noaa.gov)
By serving as natural buffers, coral reefs prevent billions of dollars in damage to the U.S. each year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (cbsnews.com)
Some estimates place the global economic contribution of coral reefs in the tens of billions of dollars each year. (al-fanarmedia.org)

Between 2009 and 2018 alone, 11,700 square kilometers of coral have died, which is more than one million soccer fields of reef graveyard (ICRI). (olukai.ca)

In 2016, it closed 10 dive sites in an attempt to slow a coral bleaching crisis. (theguardian.com)

Healthy coral reefs, like this one in Swains Island in American Samoa, support an impressive array of marine life. (noaa.gov)
Healthy coral reefs and their habitats are important to life in the ocean and on land. (noaa.gov)
We work with communities and partners around the world to keep coral reefs healthy, so they can survive for generations to come. (coral.org)
Hanging from them, like Christmas ornaments, are pieces of living coral that have been pruned from healthy colonies all over Florida. (cbsnews.com)
Much of the inner reef at Hanauma Bay is dead after decades of tourist interaction, but the outter reef is still relatively healthy. (salon.com)
To ensure the future of coral reefs, we must keep corals healthy so they continue to reproduce-and we have to do this in strategic areas around the world. (coral.org)
The key is keeping coral reefs healthy in the areas where corals are adapting and in the areas where the adapted corals are settling. (coral.org)
What does a healthy coral reef sound like? (cbd.int)
At roughly 3km in length, with a width of something between 30 and 65 metres, this is one of the most immense, healthy corals to be documented globally. (openaccessgovernment.org)

When ocean water becomes too warm, corals become stressed and expel the algae living in their tissue causing the coral to turn completely white. (pbs.org)
The DMS is produced by the algae living in coral tissues, causing the corals to produce the cloud-seeding substance, DMS, on a daily basis. (mongabay.com)
Reefs can survive some bleaching, but repeated or prolonged events can lead to algae invading the reef and killing it off. (technologyreview.com)
Mullen and his team recently used their microscope to document the ongoing battle between corals and algae in Maui, Hawaii, the site of a large coral bleaching event in 2015. (technologyreview.com)
The microscope's fine-scale resolution allowed the team to observe key aspects of how this battle is going down: for example, the team learned that algae gain a foothold in bleached coral by initially intruding only on certain parts of it. (technologyreview.com)
Or perhaps the symbiotic algae has evolved to cope with the changing conditions, says Randi Rotjan, a research scientist from the New England Aquarium in Boston who led and tracked the Phoenix Islands expedition to investigate the state of the corals. (csmonitor.com)
The corals become starved if there is no algae. (retime.org)

This will have an impact on all marine organisms with calcerous shells and body parts, in addition to coral reefs this includes shellfish and plankton. (grida.no)
This is possible thanks to a modern technology of pumping sea water, which leads plankton, sponge larvae, corals, and mollusks to the ponds, giving rise to the colonization process. (xcaret.com)

To ensure people and wildlife can continue relying on the lifesaving services coral reefs provide, we need to reduce threats to reefs. (coral.org)

Researchers Daisy Claire Buzzoni, Richard Karp, and Corrine Allen collected tissue samples of coral colonies at Emerald Reef (Miami), before the onset of a coral bleaching event, which is looking very likely this summer. (seakeepers.org)
A Maui tour company is paying the state nearly $400,000 for damaging more than 1,200 coral colonies when one of its boats sank at Molokini, a pristine reef and popular diving spot. (nbcnews.com)
The Navy has already spent nearly $40 million on ship repairs and some $7 million restoring the reef, including dispatching scuba divers to help reattach more than 5,000 broken coral colonies. (nbcnews.com)
Such events occur when coral colonies weaken from stress. (technologyreview.com)
Using the ROV to examine delicate coral colonies proved to be troublesome. (ieee.org)
We found pronounced changes in coral and macroalgae covers in time , and great conspicuousness of multiple conditions of deterioration along Quitasueño, including diseases , coral predation , and aggression and invasion of coral colonies by macroalgae and sponges . (bvsalud.org)

She wants to expand her work in the rariphotic zone to study other groups of fishes and the corals themselves, in an attempt to learn more about larger-scale responses to ocean warming. (salon.com)
Editorial Note: Ciguatera is a human intoxication syndrome associated with the consumption of marine tropical reef fishes. (cdc.gov)

Hidden beneath the ocean waters, coral reefs teem with life. (noaa.gov)
Coral reefs in the clear blue waters of Kure Atoll in Hawaii's Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (noaa.gov)
Reefs in northern Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties fall under state rules that cover all waters around Florida. (sun-sentinel.com)
Some of the inshore waters of Palau are both warmer and more acidic because of natural processes, so much so that the water today has chemical and thermal conditions like we expect many other reefs to experience after 100 years of global change. (stanford.edu)
About 15 percent of U.S. coral is in state waters surrounding the main Hawaiian islands from Niihau to the Big Island. (nbcnews.com)
Carole Baldwin, a marine biologist at the Smithsonian Institution and lead author of the new study, thinks that deeper waters are the future for coral reefs, and she makes a case for hope amidst uncertainty. (salon.com)
Baldwin says there's evidence that gobies - a type of small, bottom-dwelling fish - migrated from shallow reefs to deep reefs in response to warmer waters about 10 million to 14 million years ago. (salon.com)
The amazing beauty and complexity of coral reefs, both in warm waters and closer to home in the UK, really does have to be seen to be believed. (bsac.com)
Dive into the crystal blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean and contribute to coral reef preservation efforts in Fiji. (gviusa.com)
Coral reef life can choose to adapt to changing waters or move on. (retime.org)
Snorkel through Bali's coastal waters as you investigate the impact and role of artificial coral reefs. (earthwatch.org)
Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals over vast stre. (earthdive.com)
6 Neurologic tropical and subtropical waters 1 and is acquired symptoms usual y last for a few days to several weeks from consuming contaminated reef fish. (who.int)

Coral reefs provide vital habitats for fish, help protect shoreline areas during storms, and support a thriving snorkeling and scuba diving industry. (nbcnews.com)
This year has also been made the International Year of the Reef by the International Coral Reef Initiative - the leading organisation dedicated to protecting these habitats. (bsac.com)

The film shows how Richard Vevers, a former advertising executive turned ocean activist, was inspired to document coral bleaching, which corals can recover from, but can also often lead corals to die. (pbs.org)
These corals are less likely to recover from bleaching events. (theguardian.com)
Some coral recover from bleaching events-so called because they leave the coral reef bone white-but others die. (time.com)
Colton said that marine parks such as the Rorotan Marine Park in Honduras have been successful in helping reefs and fish to recover. (ipsnews.net)
Understanding how coral can recover from these impacts is critical as warming oceans, acidification and intense storms pose an increasing threat. (climatechangenews.com)
He showed that marine wildlife actively shuns reefs of declining health, making it even harder for them to ever recover. (al-fanarmedia.org)
If stress conditions are relieved, coral can grow back and recover over many months. (retime.org)
There's not enough time for coral to recover between events. (retime.org)
Even the most robust corals require some time to recover. (retime.org)

It's a winning combination that is cost efficient and provides additional data at sites researchers otherwise could not access, which means more comparisons to unlock the mysteries of coral reef resilience. (si.edu)
The results revealed "surprisingly flexible" assemblies of corals along the reef and in different environments within the reef, the researchers reported Thursday (April 12) in the journal Current Biology. (livescience.com)
To combat the spread of a mysterious disease affecting coral in the Caribbean , researchers are smearing antibiotic goo on thousands of corals by hand. (newscientist.com)
NOAA researchers say reefs will get little respite as La Niña takes the place of El Niño later this year. (time.com)
Local fishermen provided the information that led to this discovery and helped researchers find coral, fish and mollusks at depths that ranged from 60 to 220 feet at distances nine to 100 miles off shore. (usatoday.com)

Fish, corals, lobsters, clams, seahorses, sponges and sea turtles are only a few of the thousands of creatures that rely on reefs for their survival. (noaa.gov)
Early post-settlement growth and survival of microscopic corals recruits until they are big enough to drive population recovery. (www.csiro.au)
Sometimes reefs have limited supplies of coral larvae, sometimes when supply is not limited the early survival of settled recruits is extremely low. (www.csiro.au)
Earlier research has shown that corals' survival could depend on the presence of warm-water genes . (livescience.com)
Palau boasts some of the clearest water on Earth and comprises part of the coral triangle, where reefs grow quickly, diversify into a cornucopia of shapes and colors and fight hard for survival. (stanford.edu)
If corals are bombarded by stressors like poor water quality, a marine heatwave, or overfishing, their energy will be directed at survival instead of reproduction. (coral.org)
A lifestyle of hardcore survival has endowed succulents with a dazzling assortment of wacky forms in every color imaginable, making some look more like sea anemones or coral polyps rather than proper and well behaved plants. (therainforestgarden.com)

The really valuable thing about documenting coral bleaching is that it is this straight, very direct visual indicator of how hot the oceans are getting. (pbs.org)
Kuulei Rodgers, a Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology assistant researcher, said injured corals will have a harder time recovering from global warming and rising levels of carbon dioxide the oceans are absorbing amid growing greenhouse gas emissions. (nbcnews.com)
Life in the world's oceans depends on coral reefs. (technologyreview.com)
Globally, oceans are suffering the longest coral bleaching event on record. (csmonitor.com)

Pyle is a pioneer of deep-water coral exploration . (salon.com)

The coral reefs of the Caribbean have, to put it bluntly, completely collapsed. (planetsave.com)
Over a million people travel to peruse its Caribbean coastline of coral cays and castaway islands each year, but. (responsibletravel.com)
She noted that Jamaica is one country that has lost its coral reefs, due to a series of bad events in the 1980s, impacting dive tourism in the Caribbean country. (ipsnews.net)
Learn about the Caribbean coral reefs and their importance in ocean life. (xcaret.com)
A coral cluster from the Caribbean would be unlikely to survive if it was transplanted to the Middle East. (al-fanarmedia.org)
Coral reef degradation at an atoll of the Western Colombian Caribbean. (bvsalud.org)

Overall, our research confirms that coral recruitment is a key driver of reef recovery, and limitations to recruitment success can severely alter the capacity of coral reefs to remain resilient under continued and increasing local and global disturbances. (www.csiro.au)
In the long-term, we aim to have sustainably managed and resilient coral reefs in Malaysia, as well as local island communities that are socially resilient. (globalgiving.org)
But there is still time to save them, and heat-resilient corals might be the key. (olukai.ca)

The journey continues to the tropical reefs of the Pacific. (kpbs.org)
Over six million people work in small-scale fisheries that rely on tropical coral reefs. (openaccessgovernment.org)
Tropical coral reefs for your medical practice! (dive-videos.com)
It shows a large selection of tropical fish and coral reefs with less changes of scenery than usual to ensure a relaxing atmosphere. (dive-videos.com)
It is an island that would seem to have it all, black sand beaches, rugged mountains, coral reefs and tropical weather, so why then is tourism in Tahiti in decline? (lonelyplanet.com)

Approximately 500 million people worldwide depend upon reefs for food and their livelihoods, and 30 million are almost totally dependent upon reefs. (noaa.gov)
And there are about a billion or so people that depend on coral reefs for fish for their food, for protein. (pbs.org)
Biological functions such as feeding, respiration and reproduction depend on this transport phenomenon, and yet, most coral reef flow studies treat the flow using depth averaged variables, avoiding the need to present the spatial flow variations within the reef. (aps.org)

If we screw up the shallow reefs," Pyle says, "we can take some comfort knowing that the deeper reefs still have populations of these organisms. (salon.com)
We think that deeper reefs may be better protected from global warming. (openaccessgovernment.org)

The state of Florida, which has been hit by 18 hurricanes over the last 40 years, has one of the largest barrier reefs in the world. (cbsnews.com)

We distribute various artificial substrates onto the reef in field experiments to track how many larvae naturally settle and how well they grow and survive. (www.csiro.au)
Some solitary coral can survive in extremely acidic submarine springs , but these coral look very different from the iconic reef-building types known today. (livescience.com)
But amid all the bad news, it's vitally important to have a reality check: Some reefs and reef fish - the familiar angelfish, eels, snappers, and parrotfishes - will survive. (salon.com)

For example, if branching corals were replaced by moundlike corals, fish would have fewer nooks and crannies for shelter, Hughes said. (livescience.com)
Some fish, like the giant grouper, humphead wrasse and coral trout, are caught live near Pacific coral reefs and kept in tanks until they are served up in restaurants. (kpbs.org)
NPR's Chris Joyce joins Dr. Yvonne Sadovy, considered one of the world's experts on the live fish and aquarium trade, at the Hong Kong market to investigate the reef fish trade. (kpbs.org)
The spectacular and exotic fish that fill aquariums all over the world are caught wild in coral reefs by divers like Fred Durayas. (kpbs.org)
Durayas is a Filipino who once dynamited reefs to get fish to eat. (kpbs.org)
He switched to catching aquarium fish using cyanide to stun them -- but the cyanide is killing the reefs. (kpbs.org)
Just in front of Coco Grove resort, you will find a beautiful and colorful variety of coral and small fish. (divessi.com)
You will see typical coral and reef fish varieties as well as a small chance for green sea turtles in summer. (divessi.com)
Usually, you will find great visibility and a huge variety of soft and hard coral housing schools of all kinds and colors of reef fish. (divessi.com)
Ciguatera: a disease from coral reef fish. (cdc.gov)
Acute hypoxia caused the death of wild fish near coral reefs and also in fish reared in sea cages. (bvsalud.org)
CFP among seafarers is rarely documented, and consumed by carnivorous reef fish and then by humans. (who.int)
There are several reefs where fish such as barracuda without medical facilities. (who.int)
however, an outbreak of CFP was documented in 2001 among 38 the toxin does not affect all reef fish, and deep-sea fish residents of Navotas who ate barracuda caught in Manila such as tuna and wahoo are unaffected. (who.int)

Following major disturbances, one of the key mechanisms by which a reef recovers its corals is through recolonization by tiny larvae coral from neighbouring reefs. (www.csiro.au)
We also conduct experiments using coral larvae that we collect in the laboratory. (www.csiro.au)
Because ocean currents tend to follow the same course, one coral reef can be genetically connected to another coral reef hundreds of miles away-one coral reef will provide the baby corals, and the other coral reef will provide the home upon which the larvae settle. (coral.org)

That is why it is essential we demand access to sunscreen that is free of the coral-killing oxybenzone and octinoxate. (earthday.org)

The threat posed to coral reefs by scuba diving in Egypt and Thailand is so serious that officials have banned certain operators or suspended the sport altogether, but now moves are afoot to make diving tourism more sustainable. (theguardian.com)
Novice divers, of whom there are an one and a half million a year, pose the biggest threat to corals, particularly in tourist hotspots, according to Harvey. (theguardian.com)
Unfortunately, people also pose the greatest threat to coral reefs," according to the Smithsonian. (straitstimes.com)
Coral reefs around the world are under threat. (lonelyplanet.com)

Fast-growing staghorn and tabular corals suffered a catastrophic die-off, transforming the three-dimensionality and ecological functioning of 29% of the 3,863 reefs comprising the world's largest coral reef system. (nature.com)

Untangling how well corals do during each life-history phase requires numerous approaches, which take into account the ecological and environmental challenges that corals face during early life-history stages. (www.csiro.au)
Data collected through our field and laboratory experiments are used to create simulation models that predict the recovery capacities of reefs under different ecological and environmental conditions. (www.csiro.au)
The urgency to promote awareness about caring for the environment, especially of coral reefs, motivated the present study, which was based on socioenvironmental and psychopedagogical principles and followed an interdisciplinary approach focusing on the health of the reefs as these have unique functions for ecological balance and human wellbeing while being increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of tourism. (bvsalud.org)
To evaluate the current status of the coral reefs in Quitasueño we sampled 120 stations through Rapid Ecological Assessment and evaluated four stations through Planar Point Intercept to compare the current percent cover of benthic groups with previous studies in the area. (bvsalud.org)

Bleached corals on a reef at Lisianski Atoll in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. (noaa.gov)

We zigzag slowly in our skiff around the shallow coral heads surrounding Pohnpei. (smithsonianmag.com)

He established the Rohr Reef Resilience Program at STRI in 2020. (si.edu)
The the reef resilience program takes a hyper-local as well as a regional view, providing immediate benefit to people's livelihoods such as local communities dependent on fishing or relying on reefs as resources or as natural barriers while informing decisions about reef protection. (si.edu)
The colonisation by new corals is a key driver of reef resilience and recovery. (www.csiro.au)
Others are now dosing corals with probiotics with the hope of bolstering their resilience to the disease. (newscientist.com)

That's important for people who rely on the rich and beautiful coral reefs of today for food, tourism and other livelihoods. (livescience.com)
Many of the world's coral reefs are in developing countries, which rely on them for tourism and fishing. (ipsnews.net)
- 500 Million people worldwide directly rely on the reef for food, income, coastal protection, and more. (olukai.ca)

The world's second largest coral reef, the MesoAmerican Barrier Reef, also known as the Great Mayan Reef, borders Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. (ipsnews.net)
Yes, Cancun is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest in the world. (xcaret.com)

This is the "most widespread, largest bleaching event ever to occur globally," said Mark Eakin, a NOAA coral reef scientist, at a conference on coral reefs in Hawaii. (time.com)
What is coral bleaching, and why does it occur? (retime.org)
Reductions in calcification in reef-building corals occur when thermal conditions are suboptimal, but it is unclear how they vary between genera in response to the same thermal stress event. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)

Around the world, coral reefs are in danger. (earthday.org)
Coral reefs provide food source and employment for millions around the world, especially coastal communities. (globalgiving.org)
Reef-World operates the Green Fins scheme, established in partnership with UN Environment, to certify dive centres as environmentally friendly and strengthen regulations and laws with governments in developing countries. (theguardian.com)
Through the Padi partnership, Reef-World hopes to expand the scheme and is already working with partners in the Dominican Republic and involved in talks with Egypt, according to the UN. (theguardian.com)
The World Is Experiencing the Worst Coral Bleaching Ever. (time.com)
Coral reefs support over 500 million people around the world by providing food, income, coastal protection, and more. (coral.org)
However the world is already far off track for achieving such limited rates of warming, and many coral reefs are already in danger. (ipsnews.net)
When you think about it, our island paradise, surrounded by coral reefs, is the perfect place to set the gold standard for the world to follow. (straitstimes.com)
The IFF's Crochet Coral Reef is now one of the largest participatory science + art projects in the world, having engaged more than 15,000 active participants in 42 cities and countries - including Chicago, London, New York, Melbourne, Germany, Latvia, Japan, and the UAE - plus over 2 million exhibition visitors. (crochetcoralreef.org)
Marine biologists in the Arab world hope to do the same for corals in the Gulf . (al-fanarmedia.org)
But coral populations across the world are in rapid decline. (al-fanarmedia.org)
By 2025, Coral Gardeners aims to plant 1 million corals around the world. (olukai.ca)
Meet Kireina-Netanayah, a young girl who enjoys playing on the coral reef next to her home on American Samoa, where rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are among the highest in the world. (cdc.gov)

Founded by Titouan Bernicot, Coral Gardeners started in 2017 on Mo'orea, the sister island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, after a small group of young surfers, freedivers, and fishermen noticed the heartbreaking degradation of their home reef and decided to act. (olukai.ca)

Decades of overfishing and wanton disregard for sea life have led to the destruction of the world's most important habitat: the coral. (trendhunter.com)
More than 90 percent of the world's near-surface coral habitat could be gone in the next 30 years . (salon.com)
We figured that there was a lot of habitat that is suitable for reef organisms between 500 and 1,000 feet, and sure enough, that is exactly what we found. (salon.com)
There are also extensive reefs off the west coast of Scotland where there are seven Marine Protected Areas safeguarding this fragile habitat from damage. (bsac.com)

Last year, the governor of the Red Sea in Egypt suspended and fined a boat operator, after warnings that iron anchors were causing reef destruction. (theguardian.com)
Coral die-offs and reef destruction are not a worry for the future, but are already happening, so local and global action cannot wait. (bsac.com)

This could be an ominous sign that coral reefs may suffer the same widespread damage as last year, when up to 40 percent of coral died in abnormally warm seas around the U.S. Virgin Islands. (cruisingworld.com)
In corals at the other sites calcification did not change, indicating there was no widespread effect of Ω ar changes on coral calcification rate in the MBR. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)

Brazil has six major coral reef areas, according to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). (usatoday.com)

The Pacific island country is banning 'reef-toxic' sunscreen from 2020. (theguardian.com)
The Pacific island country of Palau is banning "reef-toxic" sunscreen from 2020 in order to reduce the impact on corals. (theguardian.com)

The world's coral reefs could all vanish by 2050 if nothing is done. (olukai.ca)

And more than half of all new cancer drug research focuses on marine organisms, many of which are found on coral reefs. (coral.org)
and cause genetic damage to coral and other marine organisms. (straitstimes.com)
See more than 5,000 marine organisms, among which you can see jellyfish, snails, goldfish, rays, and starfish that show the richness of Mexico's coral reefs . (xcaret.com)

Coral reefs are also important economically, attracting tourists and supporting fishermen. (al-fanarmedia.org)

Phuket - After being warned of possible coral bleaching in Thailand as a result of El Nino last year, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources says it is prepared to cope but may be forced to close affected coral reef sites. (bangkokpost.com)

At daybreak, 18 Stanford undergraduates participating in the Bing Overseas Studies Program seminar Ecology and Management of Coral Reefs of Palau load snorkel gear onto speedboats that take them through a network of channels to different coral reef sites between the country's 340 islands. (stanford.edu)

Dr. Laetitia Hedouin, France's National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) said: "French Polynesia suffered a significant bleaching event back in 2019 however this reef does not appear to have been significantly affected. (openaccessgovernment.org)

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Threatened corals provide underexplored microbial habitats. (1/350)

Large-scale movement and reef fidelity of grey reef sharks. (2/350)

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Benthic composition of a healthy subtropical reef: baseline species-level cover, with an emphasis on algae, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (4/350)

Diversity partitioning of stony corals across multiple spatial scales around Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. (5/350)

The vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum reduces coral growth and survival. (6/350)

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