Beneath the waters Beings work and play The reef sustains them Every day. But reefs are shrinking Habitats die We can fix this We just have to try. Feel the magic of The colors that sway The beauty of our corals Must never go away.
Tag: reefs
DNA reveals the past and future of coral reefs
New DNA techniques are being used to understand how coral reacted to the end of the last ice age in order to better predict how they will cope with current changes to the climate. James Cook University’s Dr. Ira Cooke was senior author of the study. He said when corals become stressed they often bleach […]
Sharks Are Vanishing From Many of the World’s Reefs
A landmark study by Global FinPrint reveals sharks are absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating they are functionally extinct — too rare to fulfill their normal role in the ecosystem. Of the 371 reefs surveyed in 58 countries, sharks were not observed on nearly 20 percent, indicating a widespread decline that has […]
Video: Great Barrier Reef ‘has sex’ via mass egg release
The reef spawns for a second time this year – a rare occurrence. Marine scientists say the egg release, coral’s way of reproducing, usually happens once a year and its timing is unpredictable. The full moon slows the tidal flow to just twice a day, allowing the eggs to float in the calmer waters. The […]