Groundwater that enters the ocean from nearby land masses has a measurable impact on the “ecosystem metabolism” of coral reefs, according to a study recently…
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Tag: coral reefs
Colloquium: Edmunds on the ecological physiology and resilience of coral reefs
Image: Butterflyfish and corals on a part of the Great Barrier Reef. (Wikimedia: Wise Hok Wai Lum)
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CSUN marine biologists measure runoff’s effects on coral reefs
Nutrients and sediment that wash into the ocean from agricultural lands and lawns may impact the stress tolerances of reef-building corals and their algal symbionts,…
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Carpenter receives NSF support to study a recent, severe coral bleaching event
Image: Bleached coral, which has lost its algal symbionts. (Coffroth Lab)
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Silbiger funded to study groundwater … under water
Image: Silbiger (left) and collaborators float equipment to a study site in Mo’orea (Photo via Nyssa Silbiger)
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Special seminar: Pratchett on the state of the Great Barrier Reef
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Morgan Pratchett from the ARC Research Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef…
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CSUN biologists test whether coral symbionts can beat the heat
Climate change has warmed ocean temperatures, increasing the risk and frequency of coral bleaching, a stress response in which corals expel the colorful algal symbionts…
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CSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paper
Coral populations’ recovery from disturbances is facilitated by increased success of juvenile corals after the loss of competing adults, according to a new study from…
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Nutrient pollution exacerbates acidification damage to coral reefs
Assistant Professor of Biology Nyssa Silbiger and colleagues at the University of Hawaii Manoa published a study this June demonstrating that nutrient pollution — nitrate…
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