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Earth
Rising temperatures threaten coral reefs – pinpointing where conservation action is most needed
Credit: Ocean Image Bank / Renata Romeo New science from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) maps coral reefs across the Western Indian Ocean, revealing unexpected pockets of climate resilience that could offer hope for conservation efforts in the region I did. By combining AI models and data from 1,000 field studies, researchers identified coral reefs that may be better able…
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Biology
Chagos Islands: How to ensure coral reefs are not damaged on return to Mauritius
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Britain has agreed to cede sovereignty over the largely uninhabited Chagos Islands to Mauritius. These islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965, when they were administratively separated from the then colony of Mauritius. The islands have remained uninhabited since 1973, with the exception of the US military base on Diego Garcia…
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Biology
How diversity in heat tolerance can help protect coral reefs
Adjacent corals at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef show varying degrees of bleaching. Photo by Melissa Nagle New research from Southern Cross University has discovered previously unrecorded diversity in the heat tolerance of corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, raising hope that the corals’ own genetic resources may hold the key to helping them recover and adapt. In…
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