by CORAL Magazine | Sep 21, 2013 | Marine
New study will look at a reported trend of stony corals losing ground to gorgonians on Caribbean reefs A new study investigates why gorgonian corals, which can form a ‘canopy’ over reefs, appear to be proliferating in certain places. BUFFALO, N.Y. — As Earth’s...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Sep 13, 2013 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Instead of Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater, the phrase about Mantas entered my laughingly limited lexicon in the spring of 1991 when a few folks I knew, and a larger bunch that I didn’t, took a diving trip to Micronesia. Of course, I went along to look at the...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 29, 2013 | Marine
Isolated in the middle of the tropical Pacific Ocean, many island nations rely on fishing for their food security and economy. But a new study by an international team of scientists suggests that global warming could dramatically reduce their accessible fish resources...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 20, 2013 | Marine
By Andrew Bruckner, Ph.D. Global Reef Expedition Fiji’s reefs house some 333 species of corals of all shapes, sizes and colors, many of which we’ve seen in Lau Province. We’ve examined many reef types, some which fringe the shore (fringing reefs), some in the center...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 25, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Helping Coral Ecosystems Survive a Changing Climate By Dr. Tim McClanahan, Post by the Wildlife Conservation Society on National Geographic As we mark Earth Day this year with a recognition of “the face of climate change,” it is clear that the greatest threat to coral...
