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Dead coral skeletons left by bleaching events hinder reef recovery
Coral reefs are like underwater cities, with myriad species forming a thriving ocean metropolis. That complexity, however, can hinder a reef's survival, scientists funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have found. After bleaching events, the dead coral skeletons left behind allow seaweed to outgrow new young coral, preventing reefs from recovering. The results are published
Dead coral skeletons hinder reef regeneration by sheltering seaweed
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Coral Restoration Goes Big
In 2016, a small group of coral scientists gathered at a workshop in Florida to discuss the future of Earth’s reefs. The prognosis was grim and the future uncertain, but they knew one thing for sure: Conservation was no longer enough. Just a few decades earlier, episodes of bleaching—when heat-stressed corals eject the colorful algae
Rare, untouched coral reef discovered off Tahiti near the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’
Home News A diver swims along a vertiginous drop-off covered with corals on April 27, 2018 in Tubbataha Reef Marine Park off Philippines, Sulu Sea (Image credit: Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images) A new and expansive coral reef system has been discovered off the coast of Tahiti on the border of the ocean's "twilight zone," and shows…
Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities.Laetitia Hédouin said she first saw the corals during a recreational…