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[ad_1] Hurricanes, pollution, disease, bleaching and the effects of an ever-warming planet all have a negative impact on the health of coral reefs around the world. However, those in the Caribbean are facing a new threat: an aggressive, golden-brown, crust-like algae that is rapidly invading shallow coral reefs. Algae, known …

[ad_1] Ten JCU scientists have been named to an elite group of “highly cited” researchers as part of a worldwide survey on the impact of academic work, twice the number of recognized JCU scientists in last year’s ranking. Citations are recorded when a scientist’s work is referenced by another scientist …

[ad_1] Once a year, after the full moon, a coral reef reproduces each year thanks to an underwater “snow storm”. Key points: Coral eggs are harvested for fertilization, then released in concentrated doses near damaged coral reefs The success of this process led to an expansion into the Whitsundays with …

[ad_1] An innovative, multi-stakeholder reef restoration project that uses fragments of loose coral to build new stable areas of the reef’s live habitat kicks off this week on Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef. The trial is a collaboration between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland Parks …

[ad_1] Diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by coevolution Diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by coevolution. A study funded by the National Science Foundation of the United States conducted by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa revealed that diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven …

[ad_1] It was a depressing inevitability, if expected, when the Rowley Shoals of Western Australia showed the first signs of mass coral bleaching earlier this year, but a follow-up survey found that a Notable recovery seems likely to preserve the reef’s near pristine health – at least for now. Tom …

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a new detached reef at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef – and it is a whopping 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall, taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Towers in Malaysia. It is the first such discovery in the region …

[ad_1] Researchers have discovered a new skyscraper-high coral reef in the waters off Cape York in northern Queensland. The “detached” coral reef – the first to be discovered in more than 120 years – is about 1.5 kilometers long and rises from over 500 meters to 40 meters below the …