The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?
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The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are at growing risk. But, what does that actually mean?
Blast-fished reefs are unlikely to recover naturally without human intervention.
Coral reefs will stop growing and many will start to erode if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study of 400 sites.
Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.
Consumers are often willing to pay more for eco-friendly products – but are they getting what they paid for?
The latest report from Australia’s tropical marine research agency shows hard corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit hard by an extreme marine heatwave.
Coral reef conservation needs to take an equitable approach and include local impacted communities in decision-making and resource distribution.
Satellite technology that can track ships even when they ‘go dark’ finds that those protected areas that fully ban industrial fishing are succeeding, even if others aren’t.
Researchers found that photos of restored reefs were rated just as beautiful as those of healthy reefs.
The ocean needs help – overfishing, pollution and climate change are serious problems. Individuals can take action to help.
Heatwaves in the tropics are pushing corals to the brink. Could reefs pop up elsewhere?
As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.
Corals can drown. But a new study shows sea level rise isn’t the only factor at play.
UNESCO’s comments confirm what experts already know: despite substantial money and effort, threats to the Great Barrier Reef aren’t going away.
Shrinking appears to help clownfish survive stressful periods.
Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s not always the case.
New research examined coral restoration projects worldwide to calculate what it would actually cost to bring back what’s already been lost.
A widely held view in ocean conservation asserts that parrotfish are key to healthy coral reefs. But evidence suggests that the relationship is more complicated.
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Adjunct Research Associate, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Assistant Professor, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society // CEO MarFishEco Fisheries Consultant Ltd, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor of Biological Oceanography & Head of the Coral Reef Laboratory, University of Southampton
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Coral Reef Ecology, Newcastle University, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Coral Reef Laboratory, University of Southampton
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Change Ecology and Evolution, Newcastle University
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Reader in Coral Reef Ecology, Newcastle University
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow in molecular ecology, James Cook University
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Coral Reef Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration