Corals Archives - Newsemia

The World Coral Conservatory: A Noah’s ark for corals to support survival of reef ecosystems

NewsemiaSeptember 14, 2020

by NewsemiaSeptember 14, 2020011

by Didier Zoccola, Nadia Ounais, Dominique Barthelemy, Robert Calcagno, Françoise Gaill, Stephane Henard, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Max Janse, Jean Jaubert, Hollie Putnam, Bernard Salvat, Christian R....

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Microscope Allows Gentle, Continuous Imaging of Light-Sensitive Corals

NewsemiaJune 30, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 30, 2020011

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Corals are “part animal, part plant, and part rock – and difficult to figure out, despite being studied for centuries,” says...

NASA Creates Video Game To Help Save The Corals

NewsemiaApril 20, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 20, 2020015

NASA reportedly created a video game where players can help contribute to environmental research while letting them learn more about our endangered corals. Source link...

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3D-printed corals could improve bioenergy and help coral reefs

NewsemiaApril 9, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 9, 2020088

Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense...

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Host-associated microbiomes drive structure and function of marine ecosystems

NewsemiaNovember 12, 2019

by NewsemiaNovember 12, 2019015

by Laetitia G. E. Wilkins, Matthieu Leray, Aaron O’Dea, Benedict Yuen, Raquel Peixoto, Tiago J. Pereira, Holly M. Bik, David A. Coil, J. Emmett Duffy,...

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The <i>Tara</i> Pacific expedition—A pan-ecosystemic approach of the “-omics” complexity of coral reef holobionts across the Pacific Ocean

NewsemiaSeptember 23, 2019

by NewsemiaSeptember 23, 2019013

by Serge Planes, Denis Allemand, Sylvain Agostini, Bernard Banaigs, Emilie Boissin, Emmanuel Boss, Guillaume Bourdin, Chris Bowler, Eric Douville, J. Michel Flores, Didier Forcioli, Paola...

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A novel mechanism of mixing by pulsing corals [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaAugust 16, 2019

by NewsemiaAugust 16, 2019016

Julia E. Samson, Laura A. Miller, Dylan Ray, Roi Holzman, Uri Shavit, and Shilpa Khatri The dynamic pulsation of xeniid corals is one of the...

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Corals throbbing tentacles keep water flowing to flush away oxygen [INSIDE JEB]

NewsemiaAugust 15, 2019

by NewsemiaAugust 15, 201909

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A novel mechanism of mixing by pulsing corals [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJuly 17, 2019

by NewsemiaJuly 17, 2019011

Julia E. Samson, Laura A. Miller, Dylan Ray, Roi Holzman, Uri Shavit, and Shilpa Khatri The dynamic pulsation of the xeniid corals is one of...

Climate Change Pushes Corals To Unique Places: Tropical Areas Lose 85%

NewsemiaJuly 11, 2019

by NewsemiaJuly 11, 2019024

Scientists discovered that corals have been forming new reefs in subtropical regions and avoiding tropical areas due to climate change. Source link...

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Optical Properties of Corals Distort Variable Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements

NewsemiaApril 14, 2019

by NewsemiaApril 14, 2019014

Pulse-amplitude–modulated (PAM) fluorimetry is widely used in photobiological studies of corals, as it rapidly provides numerous photosynthetic parameters to assess coral ecophysiology. Coral optics studies...

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Developmental carryover effects of ocean warming and acidification in corals from a potential climate refugium, the Gulf of Aqaba [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJanuary 13, 2019

by NewsemiaJanuary 13, 2019015

Jessica Bellworthy, Malika Menoud, Thomas Krueger, Anders Meibom, and Maoz Fine Coral reefs are degrading from the effects of anthropogenic activities, including climate change. Under...

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Corals and their microbiomes evolved together, new research shows

NewsemiaDecember 1, 2018

by NewsemiaDecember 1, 201809

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Corals and the microbes they host evolved together, new research by Oregon State University shows. The findings, published today in Nature Communications,...

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Developmental carry over effects of ocean warming and acidification in corals from a potential climate refugium, Gulf of Aqaba [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaNovember 17, 2018

by NewsemiaNovember 17, 2018014

Jessica Bellworthy, Malika Menoud, Thomas Krueger, Anders Meibom, and Maoz Fine Coral reefs are degrading from the effects of anthropogenic activities including climate change. Under...