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Tag: coral reefs

Sunset over a shallow ocean bay, with clear waters
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CSUN marine biologist tracks the impact of groundwater under the sea

Admin 12 February 2021 coral reefsgroundwaterNyssa Silbiger

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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Colloquium: Edmunds on the ecological physiology and resilience of coral reefs

Admin 9 October 2020 climate changecoral reefsPeter Edmunds

Image: Butterflyfish and corals on a part of the Great Barrier Reef. (Wikimedia: Wise Hok Wai Lum)

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two divers examine a coral formation
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CSUN marine biologists measure runoff’s effects on coral reefs

Admin 23 September 2020 coral reefsDanielle BeckerNyssa Silbiger

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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Colloquium: Donovan on conservation in “social-ecological” systems

Admin 10 April 2020 Conservation Biologycoral reefsMary Donovan
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Carpenter receives NSF support to study a recent, severe coral bleaching event

Admin 10 September 2019 Bob Carpenterclimate changecoral reefs

Image: Bleached coral, which has lost its algal symbionts. (Coffroth Lab)

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Silbiger funded to study groundwater … under water

Admin 3 September 2019 coral reefsgroundwater

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

Admin 10 May 2019 coral reefsMorgan Pratchett

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

Admin 19 February 2019 Casey TerHorstcoral reefsShannon BaylisssymbiosisZoe Scott

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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Coral reef
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CSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paper

Admin 8 November 2018 coral reefsHannah NelsonPeter Edmunds

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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Coral reef
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Nutrient pollution exacerbates acidification damage to coral reefs

Admin 6 September 2018 climate changecoral reefsnutrient pollutionNyssa Silbiger

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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