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What the Coral Reef Collapse Means for the Ecosystem

Scientists have long been sounding the alarm about decreasing greenhouse gases. Coral reefs now face extinction due to a lack ...

The Coral Reef Is The First Environment On Earth To Reach Climate 'Tipping Point'

In case you haven't been paying attention, it's getting hotter every year, and some environments are beginning to reach a ...
Opinion

Reef restoration shouldn’t just be about growing corals - but also bringing reefs to life, new study suggests

Most restoration programmes focus their efforts on increasing coral growth, but rarely ask whether the reef is actually functioning as a living ecosystem.
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The Science Of It - Ecosystem Engineers: Coral Reefs

FOR WESH TWO NEWS AT NOON. OKAY, LET’S TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE ENGINEERS OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE’RE TALKING HERE ABOUT CORAL REEFS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE ...
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‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back

Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are ...
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Coral reefs : an ecosystem in transition / Zvy Dubinsky, Noga Stambler, editors

Coral research : past efforts and future horizons / Robert H. Richmond, Eric Wolanski -- The paleoecology of coral reefs / John M. Pandolfi -- Remote sensing of coral reef processes / Eric J. Hochberg ...

We witnessed how 2 coral species became functionally extinct off Florida | Column

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, ...

Most animals on this island nation are found nowhere else on Earth. And now they’re vanishing.

As a result, a large number of people across Madagascar are highly dependent on the island’s ecosystems for their livelihoods ...

What scientists saw underwater in Florida left them “shocked” — and devastated

“What we saw happen was an extreme heat wave where conditions surpassed the thresholds of survival of a whole, entire species ...

Marine heat wave caused key part of Florida's coral reef to become "functionally extinct," report says

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...
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Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. Coral reefs underpin a range of ecosystem goods and services that contribute to the well-being of millions of people. However, tropical ...