Coral reefs around the world are under pressure from multiple threats. A burgeoning gas industry – such as that near Gladstone – is one of the newest of these. Pollution, sedimentation, declining water…
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Image courtesy of www.coralreefecosystems.org Deep-reef coral has been found to grow more prosperously when exposed little…
Overfishing is a serious problem on many of the world’s coral reefs – a problem that is generally attributed to too many people. But our research has found that economic development, rather than population…
Research has provided a new tool for managing coral reefs and tropical fisheries by providing clear targets for sustainability…
Scientists have used hundreds of tones of rock and gravel to hand build 30 coral reefs in Papua New Guinea. Once the artificial…
Coral ecosystems cope much better than was first thought when the reef habitat is fragmented, a new study has found, meaning that efforts to restore even small parts of the damaged Great Barrier Reef could…
The principal effect of ocean acidification on coral growth is to interfere with the transfer of hydrogen ions between the…
Researchers say its time to shift away from wild harvest towards aquaculture of coral. It’s the best way to avoid the risk…
Human-induced climatic changes are altering ecosystems worldwide. Because of these ecosystem changes, the geographic range of species is shifting towards the poles or to higher elevations. The speed of…
Marine researchers have compiled a worldwide map including high temperatures, ultra-violet radiation, weather systems, sedimentation…
The source of the coral-killing pathogen that causes white pox disease in Caribbean elkhorn coral has been identified Human…
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Professor & ARC Future Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence, Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Associate in Biological Sciences, Florida International University
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Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Griffith University
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CSIRO Research Group Leader Ecosystem Modelling and Risk Assessment, CSIRO
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