News tagged with acropora
Gene secrets of the reef revealed
Australian scientists today announced they have sequenced the genome of the staghorn coral Acropora millepora, a major component of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide.
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New genomic technique uncovers transcriptome of a reef-building coral
Using a new technique for cDNA preparation combined with the latest sequencing methods, researchers have uncovered the larval transcriptome of a reef-building coral (Acropora millepora). Their study, descri ...
May 12, 2009 |
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Lessons in coral reef survival from deep time
Lessons from tens of millions of years ago are pointing to new ways to save and protect today's coral reefs and their myriad of beautiful and many-hued fishes at a time of huge change in the Earth's systems.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Isolated reefs regenerate faster: study
A recent study published in CSIRO’s Marine & Freshwater Research reveals isolated reefs may have a better ability to regenerate compared to those closer to human activity.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Corals can sense what's coming
Australian scientists have thrown new light on the mechanism behind the mass death of corals worldwide as the Earth's climate warms.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Chemical warfare on the reef: How certain seaweed species harm corals
Scientists for the first time have identified and mapped the chemical structure of molecules used by certain species of marine seaweed to kill or inhibit the growth of reef-building coral. Chemicals found ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Honduran earthquake of 2009 destroyed half of coral reefs of Belizean Barrier Reef lagoon
Earth's coral reefs have not been faring well in recent decades, facing multiple threats from pollution, disease, elevated water temperatures, and overfishing. Often referred to as the "rainforests of the Sea," coral reefs ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Geographic analysis offers new insight into coral disease spread
In the last 30 years, more than 90 percent of the reef-building coral responsible for maintaining major marine habitats and providing a natural barrier against hurricanes in the Caribbean has disappeared because of a disease ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Smithsonian to help create frozen repository for the Great Barrier Reef
Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and partnering organizations will build a frozen repository of Great Barrier Reef coral sperm and embryonic cells. Genetic banks composed of frozen biomaterials ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Acid oceans demand greater reef care
The more humanity acidifies and warms the world's oceans with carbon emissions, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs.
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Fluorescent color of coral larvae predicts whether they'll settle or swim
Young staghorn coral that fluoresce redder are less likely to settle and develop into coral polyps than their greener peers, University of Texas at Austin biologists have discovered.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Corals and humans have much in common, researchers find
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of Australian and Israeli coral geneticists, including scientists from University of Queensland, has found that corals, among the simplest of Earth's creatures, have some curiously human-like ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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