Tag: coral

Efforts to rescue bleached coral reefs now speeding evolution

http://www.npr.org/2024/04/17/1245085914/coral-reefs-bleaching-climate-change-algae Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution APRIL 17, 20245:00 AM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED By Lauren Sommer, Ryan Hellman Record levels of heat in the ocean are causing a worldwide mass bleaching event on coral reefs, as seen here on the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists are … Continue reading Efforts to rescue bleached coral reefs now speeding evolution →

As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate oceans when things improve

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-zoo-conservation-biology-institute/2024/03/28/as-climate-change-and-pollution-imperil-coral-reefs-scientists-are-deep-freezing-corals-to-repopulate-future-oceans/? NATIONAL ZOO AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE As Climate Change and Pollution Imperil Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Deep-Freezing Corals to Repopulate Future Oceans Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration. by Mary Hagedorn on March … Continue reading As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate oceans when things improve →

First positive results against disease killing planet’s coral

https://bonaire.nu/2024/03/08/eerste-positieve-resultaten-bestrijding-koraalziekte-sctld First positive results against coral disease SCTLD Hans Hofstra, published 2024-03-08 A piece of treated brain coral that no longer has symptoms of the coral disease SCTLD. The first positive results are visible in the control of SCTLD. The coral disease causes, for example, large pieces of brain coral to die and then turn white. STINAPA … Continue reading First positive results against disease killing planet’s coral →