A healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change, pollution, overfishing and other threats. Australian scientists found that some fish act as "lawnmowers", keeping coral free of kelp and … [Read more...] about Fish Key to Reef Survival
Coral Reefs
‘Ocean Thermostat’ Could Protect Some Coral Reefs
A new study suggests that some coral reefs could be protected from bleaching by a natural 'ocean thermostat' that regulates sea surface temperatures in the western pacific warm pool. The paper was published in GRL on 9th February: GEOPHYSICAL … [Read more...] about ‘Ocean Thermostat’ Could Protect Some Coral Reefs
More on Corals from This Week’s Science Magazine
A World with Corals: What Will It Take? ...........The measures required to limit climate change can seem an eternity away to coastal communities left to deal with the consequences. Yet, since the 1997-98 mass bleaching--an unforgiving global event … [Read more...] about More on Corals from This Week’s Science Magazine
A Note to Ian Mott on Global Warming And Coral Reefs
Dear Ian, The Center for Biological Diversity contends that staghorn coral and elkhorn coral are "the first, and to date only, species listed under the Endangered Species Act due to threats from global warming." Kieran Suckling, the … [Read more...] about A Note to Ian Mott on Global Warming And Coral Reefs
On the Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems: A New Paper by Peter Ridd
The supposedly already-degraded state of coral reef ecosystems is sometimes claimed to be a reason why anthropogenic global warming will have a major impact on the reefs, i.e. they are already close to extinction and can easily be tipped over the … [Read more...] about On the Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems: A New Paper by Peter Ridd
The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd
Those of you who watched the ABC’s presentation of The Great Global Warming Swindle might not have been convinced by the arguments challenging the conventional wisdom that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. However, it should be … [Read more...] about The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd