Just 10 yrs left to save Oz’s Great Barrier Reef: Expert
April 10th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 10 (ANI): The beautiful Great Barrier Reef in Australia might soon be a wonder that the future generation may never see.An expert has warned that time was running out for ... Read more...
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Weed-eating fish ‘vital to coral reefs’ survival’
March 11th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): A new study has found that a weed-eating fish could be the key to saving the world's coral reefs.Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef ... Read more...
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Study finds how sea urchins affect coral reefs’ growth
January 15th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): An 18-year-old study has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins-organisms that in turn eat coral algae that build tropical reef systems.According to the study of ... Read more...
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Seaweeds fast endangering coral reefs
January 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Seaweeds have claimed huge tracts of the coastal shelf of Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are endangering them, says a new study.
Part of a global effort ... Read more...
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Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
July 9th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Scientists have discovered new reef structures in Brazil, that are far more abundant in marine life than the Abrolhos Bank, which was earlier believed to be the ... Read more...
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