coral
Semporna may have richest marine biodiversity in the world
The preliminary results of the Semporna Marine Ecological Expedition (December 2010) indicate that Semporna may have the world’s highest marine biodiversity. The expedition yielded a record number of 43 species of mushroom corals. Furthermore, some …
Extinction predictor ‘will help protect coral reefs’
More than a third of coral reef fish species are in jeopardy of local extinction from the impacts of climate change on coral reefs, a new scientific study has found.
(Local extinction refers to the loss of species from individual locations, while …
Smithsonian reports regional sea temperature rise and coral bleaching event in Western Caribbean
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Bocas del Toro Research Station and Galeta Point Marine Laboratory are reporting an anomalous sea temperature rise and a major coral bleaching event in the western Caribbean. Although the U.S. Nation…
Coral records show ocean thermocline rise with global warming
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Researchers looking at corals in the western tropical Pacific Ocean have found records linking a profound shift in the depth of the division between warm surface water and colder, deeper water traceable to recent global warmin…
Coral off Puerto Rico’s coast ‘ideal case study’ for Gulf oil spill’s impact
Coral living off the coast of Puerto Rico may provide researchers valuable information about the potential impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
University of Central Florida biologist John Fauth, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr…