Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
Tag: coral restoration
For Florida corals, unprecedented marine heat prompts new restoration strategy — on shore
Coral reefs are crucial to marine biodiversity and serve as important buffers protecting shorelines from the violence of storms.
The corals of the future
University of Miami researchers imported corals from Honduras to breed them with Florida corals for more resilient offspring.
The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover
Since the beginning of 2023, corals have been dying in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, both north and south ...
Ocean temperatures rise as teams prepare to save corals
Scientists, ocean officials and conservationists are racing against climate change to save the only barrier reef in the continental US.
Climate change could cause ‘global coral bleaching events every other year by 2050’ — Coral Vita’s co-founder discusses reef restoration
A Q&A with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita, which conducts coral farming in the Bahamas to restore reefs.
DeSantis says Florida makes preservation of coral reefs a top priority
The Florida governor said the state has invested $114 million in coral reef restoration and coastal protection since 2019.
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
The Reef Recovery Initiative aims to help save coral reefs by using the science of cryopreservation.
Back to the future: What does history show about what lies ahead for coral reefs?
A new study suggests that environmental stressors might limit the ability of Florida reefs to function as long-term climate refuges.
‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years
A community-based approach, combined with an ingenious device, brought back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
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