Scientists learn more about fluorescent light that shifts color over coral’s lifetime
Historical records show large variations in strength, making the contribution of human activities on current El Niños harder to assess
Experimental field system successfully replicates the effects of pH declines on coral reef ecosystems
Scripps graduate student attempting to create a sonic census of marine animals using BAS tanks as test beds
The Coral Proto – Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment system (CP-FOCE) deployed on Hebron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Levi Lewis, graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, measures the density, diversity and height of algae in one of 40 experimental plots
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego Director Tony Haymet’s opinion piece “Insuring the Oceans” appeared in Feb. 22 editions of the (Singapore) Straits Times
A decade ago, a mission to bring biodiversity research and awareness to the fore was launched
The state of the world’s coral reefs in the era of ocean acidification is the subject of “The Last Reef,” a 3-D documentary coming soon to IMAX theaters.
Q. At what level of hydrogen ion concentration in the ocean will the coral reefs and other calcifiers begin to show signs of dissolution?
– Submitted by Mackenzie B., 12, Key West, Fl.
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