Tag: Coral
New species of soft coral discovered in Scottish waters. Scottish Government scientists, collaborating with a Spanish university, have uncovered a new family and species of deepwater soft coral, from seas to the west of Scotland. ...
A future ocean that is too warm for corals might have half as many fish species. Predicting the potential effects of coral loss on fish communities globally is a fundamental task, especially considering that reef ...
Corals carefully organise proteins to form rock-hard skeletons. Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that surround tropical islands. He didn’t ...
Protected seamounts show signs of recovery. According to Florida State University, decades of fishing has devastated parts of an underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, wrecking deep-sea corals and destroying much of ...
Fussy fish can have their coral – and eat it too. Being a fussy eater is a problem for reef fish who seek refuge from climate change on deeper reefs. But, scientists discovered, the coral ...
Call for more protection of costa Rican seas after new discoveries. Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor surveyed deep-sea seamounts outside Isla del Coco UNESCO World Heritage site revealing coral communities with surprising ...
New discoveries in deep sea coral habitats shown by NOAA Fisheries (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) of the USA with their recently released the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program 2018 Report to Congress. The ...
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