Marine life faces large-scale extinction risk
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Marine life faces far greater risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, world's leading marine scientists have warned.Researchers from Australia, United ... Read more...
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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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Warming will forces fishes to migrate for survival
November 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) Climate change will necessitate fish and other marines species to travel large distances for sheer survival.Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, Western and Eastern Pacific ... Read more...
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Scientists unearth Great Barrier Reef’s 169,000-year-old great grandmother
August 20th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a more ancient reef than the Great Barrier Reef - just 600 metres away from it.This year, an international team extracted 34 sediment cores from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Corals at the edge ‘hold secrets of survival’
June 19th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Corals dwelling on the exposed edges of the world's great coral reef zones hold secrets to the survival of coral ecosystems facing intensifying pressure from human activities and ... Read more...
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Corals evolving to fend off effects of climate change
June 19th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 19 (IANS) Corals living on the fringes may hold a key clue to the survival of their ecosystems that are facing intensifying pressure from human activities and climate change.
John Pandolfi ... Read more...
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Ancient corals provide hope that reefs may survive global warming
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that half a million year old fossil corals are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the ... Read more...
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Fish fear divers and snorkelers who try to count them for census
July 21st, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): A new research by scientists from the University of Victoria has shown that fish avoid the divers and snorkelers who try to count them, and that is why ... Read more...
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Global warming could force Western Australias corals to head southwards
January 2nd, 2008 - 12:04 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, Jan 2 (ANI): A new research by US and Australian geologists has indicated that global warming might force Western Australias corals to head south to cooler climates.Carried out by John Pandolfi, ... Read more...
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