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Floodwater plumes, like this one in Moreton Bay, do less damage to reefs that are in marine reserves. Healthy Waterways/supplied

Marine reserves saved coral reefs from Queensland floods

Andrew Olds, Griffith University; David Rissik, Griffith University; Kylie Pitt, Griffith University; Paul Maxwell, Griffith University; Rod Connolly, Griffith University, and Russ Babcock, CSIRO

Marine reserves are a hot topic in Australia, with federal and state governments debating whether to allow recreational fishers to take fish from within their boundaries. But new research demonstrates…
Stack ‘em high: big, health reefs take the sting out of stormy seas. Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

Coral reefs work as nature’s sea walls – it pays to look after them

Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz

Coral reefs: fragile, delicate, and in danger? Actually coral reefs can be the first line in defence against incoming storms, reducing the power of incoming waves by 97%, even during hurricane-force winds…
The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands could avoid being swamped entirely, although it will still suffer profoundly from sea-level rise. Christopher Johnson/Wikimedia Commons

Dynamic atolls give hope that Pacific Islands can defy sea rise

Paul Kench, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

It is widely predicted that low-lying coral reef islands will drown as a result of sea-level rise, leaving their populations as environmental refugees. But new evidence now suggests that these small islands…
Already operating as a coal port, the disposal of dredge material from expanding Abbot Point is now the subject of a legal challenge. GBRMPA

Let’s dump Great Barrier Reef dredging myths: authority chief

Russell Reichelt, James Cook University

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s recent decision to allow 3 million cubic metres of dredge material to be disposed of 25 kilometres off Abbot Point in north Queensland has attracted passionate…
Fragile beauty: the Great Barrier Reef. Flickr/Paul D'Ambra - Australia

Australia courting danger with the Great Barrier Reef

Barbara Norman, University of Canberra

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has announced it will allow the dumping of three million cubic metres of dredge spoil from the Abbot Point port redevelopment within the marine park’s boundaries…

Crustaceans will decline along with reefs

University of Florida

A direct correlation between the amount of pre-historic reefs and the population of decapod crustacean species has been observed…

Gorgonian corals thriving in warming planet

Californian State University, Northridge & University of Buffalo

Gorgonian corals, described by some scientists as the animal forests of the ocean, seem to be proliferating in the Caribbean…
Better land management and reforestation will protect the coral reefs of Madagascar from the damage caused by sedimentation. Flickr/Frontierofficial

Manage the land to protect the reefs

Joseph Maina, Macquarie University and Jens Zinke, The University of Western Australia

The world’s coral reefs are both beautiful and rich in biodiversity, supporting a number of marine species. However the negative effects of climate change and human activity have begun to take their toll…

Test tube reveals coral’s secrets

Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Scientists have used test tubes to discover coral’s secret to building their external skeletons. The Rutgers Institute study…

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  1. Climate change
  2. Coral
  3. Coral bleaching
  4. Corals
  5. Fish
  6. Great Barrier Reef
  7. Marine biology
  8. Marine heatwaves
  9. Ocean acidification
  10. Oceans

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