Warming climate damaging reefs, impacting fish
July 11th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 11 (IANS) The impact of a warming climate on reefs is already upon us -- complex changes have begun that could fundamentally change what reefs look like in ... Read more...
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World-class protection boosts Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has determined that Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is showing an extraordinary range of benefits from the network of protected marine reserves introduced there five ... Read more...
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Coral reefs more resistant to seaweed than previously thought
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A new study by a team of marine scientists from the US and Australia has suggested that coral reefs appear to be more resistant to seaweed than previously ... Read more...
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Stress gives reef fish wonky ears
April 28th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, April 28 (ANI): A new Australian study has suggested that reef fish, which are stressing about environmental changes, are creating irregular offspring that have wonky ears.According to a report by ABC ... Read more...
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Acidification, climate change killing off corals
January 5th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Ocean acidification and rising temperatures are gradually killing off the biggest and most robust corals on the Great Barrier Reef since 1990, the "tipping point" year, says a ... Read more...
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Slowing coral growth may spell disaster for Great Barrier Reef
January 2nd, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Researchers in Australia have discovered that growth rates among corals on the Great Barrier Reef have slumped to their slowest in at least four centuries and growth ... Read more...
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Pioneer fish could save coral reefs
October 1st, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 1 (IANS) The genetics of colourful coral fish may help researchers identify species that could help re-colonise reefs damaged by global warming.Gorgeously-hued fish, which throng Australia's coral reefs, help it ... Read more...
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Researchers discover hundreds of species off Great Barrier Reef
September 22nd, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) Researchers exploring waters off Australia's Great Barrier Reef have discovered hundreds of new marine species, besides stumbling on a wealth of insights about ocean life. The find includes ... Read more...
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Climate change wreaks havoc on coral reefs worldwide
August 26th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) Ocean warming is spurring the incidence of virulent coral diseases, already wreaking havoc on reefs worldwide.David Bourne and colleagues at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said ... Read more...
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Sea sponges vulnerable to global warming
August 22nd, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Sea sponges are at risk from global warming because the symbiotic relationship they share with a complex community of microbes would come unstuck at 33 degrees Celsius. This ... Read more...
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Bacteria may help farmed lobsters ward off infection
August 19th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 19 (IANS) A beneficial bacteria, which wild rock lobster larvae host naturally, could help their farmed cousins ward off infections and remove a large barrier to commercial production. Microbial ... Read more...
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Exploited fish can make rapid comeback in marine reserves where fishing is banned
June 24th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): A new study of Australias Great Barrier Reef has revealed that marine reserves in which fishing is completely banned, can lead to very rapid comebacks of the ... Read more...
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Natural Ocean “Thermostat” might protect some coral reefs
February 8th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): A new study has found evidence that a natural ocean thermostat appears to be regulating sea-surface temperatures in a biologically diverse region of the western Pacific, which might ... Read more...
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