There is a nice story in today’s News and Observer, the local paper for the Research Triangle, in North Carolina. Wade Rawlins is an environmental writer who covers a range of issues. He did an excellent job describing coral reefs, their value and threats to them, for a lay audience. I wish we could get [...]
The sea surface temperature (SST) model forecast (NOAA) for the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is predicting widespread bleaching, with severe scenarios predicted to affect the northern GBR from mid January 2009. Predictions for the month of December suggests that the potential for bleaching from central GBR intensifying to the north will extend into 2009. [...]
The Western Australian, 1st December 2008
The world’s marine reserves may be helping to restore local fish populations, but they are failing to protect fragile coral reefs from the harsh effects of global warming, a conference has heard.
Data collected from 8540 coral reefs in the Indian, Caribbean and Pacific regions from 1987 to [...]
Using an experimental algorithm developed from satellite monitoring of sea surface temperatures, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are able to predict (often with some accuracy) the coral bleaching outlook for the upcoming season (for more information on the model itself, see this link).The forecast for [...]
“Reef guide to benefit research” (Sydney Morning Herald, 26/11/08)
‘I mean we’re not going to have reefs for much longer but we can at least have them a bit longer.” Pat Hutchings, a 40-year veteran of coral reef research, is not optimistic for the long-term future of the Great Barrier Reef but she [...]
The study by Graham et al. indicates that marine reserves have no effect on coral resilience to ocean warming.
“Ancient reef found in outback” (Courier News, September 22nd, 2008)
AN ancient underwater reef discovered in Australia’s outback could unlock the secrets of the world’s climate change history, scientists said.
Located in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, the 650-million-year-old reef existed during a period of tropical climate between two major ice age [...]
Local protection can make reefs resilient to the impacts of global change – Nancy Knowlton
"Dedicated partnership may be corals weakness"
(Sampayo et al 2008, PNAS 105[30] 10444-10449)
"Great Barrier Reef coral communities may not be able to recover from bleaching as easily as previously proposed, according to new UQ research. A two-year study by a team of UQ researchers, in [...]
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