Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 14:06

A new study has revealed that coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming, improving their chance of surviving through the end of this century, if there are large reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.

Overfishing of sharks endangers reefs: Study

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 08:32

Scientists studying reefs off Australia said Thursday sharks play a fundamental role in the health of coral, and overfishing of them made reefs more vulnerable to global warming and weather disasters.

Oz scientists link Shark population to damage on coral reefs

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 14:34

Australian marine scientists have linked the declining Shark population to damage on coral reefs off the country`s north-west coast.

How coral larvae travel thousands of miles due to climate change

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 16:04

A new computer simulation has revealed the epic, ocean-spanning journeys travelled by millimetre-sized coral larvae through the world`s seas.

`New technique of cloud brightening can save coral reefs from bleaching`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 22:13

The Research published in Atmospheric Science Letters said it could give coral a fifty year `breathing space` to recover from acidification and warming.

Reduction in carbon dioxide emission urged for survival of coral reefs

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 21:34

A new study suggests that deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions are required to prevent coral reefs around the world from dying off.

Increased acidity strangling shallow reefs

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 18:13

Increasing acidity in oceans, caused by heightened levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), may be strangling shallow coral reefs, says a new study.

Coral reefs at risk from carbon emissions

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 16:44

Coral reefs across the world are at risk if the carbon emissions are not reduced, says a study.

Erosion catching up with Caribbean reefs: Study

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:36

Many Caribbean coral reefs are either going into decline or being eroded, say researchers.

Human activity most damaging to Indian ocean reefs

Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 19:09

Human activity - rather than climate change - has been found to be the main cause of catastrophic devastation to southern Indian Ocean coral reef system.

`China`s economic boom savages 80% coral reefs`

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 19:28

China`s coral reefs have suffered a devastating 80 percent decline in recent decades, driven mainly by the communist giant`s unrestrained economic growth.

`Acidification may wipe out corals in one generation`

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 13:57

The world`s coral reefs may be wiped out within a single generation thanks to the ravages caused by ocean acidification, pollution and overfishing, says an Australian expert.