Coral grief

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A climatologist who is trying to explain why even the most immediate and drastic steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions may not save the coral reefs, has embarked on a metaphor for climate change. "The climate is like this big ship, right? We are all on this big ship and the problem is once you hit the brakes it takes a long time for the ship to actually slow down and stop... Submitted by: yallabrmga | Visited 5 times | Comments 0

♦ New Coral Bleaching Prediction System Calls For Low Level Of Bleaching In Caribbean This Year

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ScienceDaily (July 10, 2008) A new NOAA coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. NOAA issued the first-ever seasonal coral bleaching outlook this week at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Submitted by: jhmattern - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Reel Downfall of Reefs

1 vote	By Pala, Christopher Controlling Fishing to Save the Coral Reefs Across the world coral reefs are dying because of over-fishing. It is the fish which protect the reefs from excessive algae, the main culprit in coral death. Submitted by: cocoMonkey - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Smithsonian coral biodiversity survey of Panama's Pearl Islands

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Coral research in Las Perlas Islands, Panama. Click here for more information. A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago, published in the journal Environmental Conservation by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and their colleagues, has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan. Submitted by: centime - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'Invasive' Humans Threaten U.S. Coral Reefs

1 vote	By Dan Vergano Half of all U.S. coral reefs, the center of marine life in the Pacific and Caribbean oceans, are either in poor or fair condition, a federal agency warns today. Submitted by: flamez - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lionfish decimating tropical fish populations, threaten coral reefs

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CORVALLIS, Ore. The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish into an area, the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent. Aside from the rapid and immediate mortality of marine life... Submitted by: Digital_Designer - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lionfish Decimating Tropical Fish Populations, Threatening Coral Reefs

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Aside from the rapid and immediate mortality of marine life, the loss of herbivorous fish also sets the stage for seaweeds to potentially overwhelm the coral reefs and disrupt the delicate ecological balance in which they exist, according to scientists from Oregon State University. Following on the heels of overfishing, sediment depositions, nitrate pollution in some areas... Submitted by: apple - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Coral faces extinction

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About one third of the world's species of coral are facing extinction, according to a major new global study. Environment Correspondent Richard Black reports. What are these? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. Submitted by: frodosringfinger - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Coral Reefs Face Extinction

1 vote	You don't have to be a marine biologist to understand the importance of corals just ask any diver. The tiny underwater creatures are the architects of the beautiful, electric-colored coral reefs that lie in shallow tropical waters around the world. Divers swarm to them not merely for their intrinsic beauty... Submitted by: GuyFromChicago - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Speight's father talks of grief

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The father of the late children's TV presenter Mark Speight has revealed that public support for his family has "filled him with humility". Oliver Speight said letters the family has received were so "stunning in their beauty that you feel moved. That grief is almost stronger than my own". Mr Speight also revealed the last time he saw his son he had seemed "reserved and withdrawn". Submitted by: dejan_b - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lionfish decimating tropical fish populations, threaten coral reefs

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The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish into an area, the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent. Aside from the rapid and immediate mortality of marine life... Submitted by: medzmedz - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rough seas: One-third of coral reef species face extinction

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Black band disease progressing across a colony of Favia speciosa at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Or so the Beatles put it back in the good ole' days, before things got really rough in Neptune's realm. Amid a host of problems for the world's oceans, last week brought a reminder that coral reefs, the sentinel species for measuring the health of the seas, are taking a beating. Submitted by: blakew - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Smithsonian Coral Biodiversity Survey Of Panama's Pearl Islands

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ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and their colleagues, has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan. "To evaluate strategies for the protection of natural resources in the Las Perlas archipelago... Submitted by: vitalous - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 8-day undersea mission begins experiment to improve coral reef restoration

1 vote	Scientists are conducting an experiment to determine why some species of coral survive transplanting after a disturbance, such as a storm, while other species die. Click here for more information. Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, in which they are living and working at 60 feet below the sea surface... Submitted by: saxDesigns - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mom in Web bullying case turns grief into activism

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DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. — When Tina Meier's 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn't breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child. Even today, recollections of those first holidays after Megan's death are foggy at best. But in recent months... Submitted by: scriptillusion - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rough seas: One-third of coral reef species face extinction

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Black band disease progressing across a colony of Favia speciosa at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Or so the Beatles put it back in the good ole' days, before things got really rough in Neptune's realm. Amid a host of problems for the world's oceans, last week brought a reminder that coral reefs, the sentinel species for measuring the health of the seas, are taking a beating. Submitted by: seoenhancer - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Whales and dolphins influence new wind turbine design

1 vote	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.— Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under U.S. Submitted by: mypoint - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Chronic Grief Activates Pleasure Areas of the Brain

1 vote	Findings could change how health professionals treat the disorderGrief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one. In time, we move on, accepting the loss. Submitted by: dhaliwal - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rough seas: One-third of coral reef species face extinction

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Black band disease progressing across a colony of Favia speciosa at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Or so the Beatles put it back in the good ole' days, before things got really rough in Neptune's realm. Amid a host of problems for the world's oceans, last week brought a reminder that coral reefs, the sentinel species for measuring the health of the seas, are taking a beating. Submitted by: owntype - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment