-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Cloe Martin on The latest from Kenya’s reefs: almost in the clear
Archives
Categories
Tags
2016 2017 Adam Alex Amanda Amber American Samoa Angela aquarium trade bleaching Clay Climate Change conservation coral coral bleaching coral reef Coral Reefs deep water reefs El Nino erosion Flower Garden Banks Galapagos great barrier reef Hawaii invasive species Ivana Jennifer Kiribati Laura Liseth mangroves Marcella Marie mass bleaching event Megan Monica NOAA Ocean Acidification overfishing Pacific recovery Sarah Sasha Shreeya temperatureMeta
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Update: The Islands of Kiribati in the Danger Zone
Hello and welcome back to my blog about the global bleaching event in the Islands of Kiribati! While it is difficult to determine the exact changes in the abiotic and biotic factors that are surrounding the Islands of Kiribati, some … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, abiotic, Amanda, anote tong, biotic, coral, Kiribati, politics, rising sea levels
Comments Off on Update: The Islands of Kiribati in the Danger Zone
American Samoan Reefs Hold on for Now, but Worst is Yet to Come
In 2015, reefs in American Samoa saw the worst of that year’s bleaching in February [1]. In 2016, they seem to be holding on. Last time we looked at how the natural resilience of American Samoa’s corals are helping stave … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, American Samoa, bleaching, conservation, Coral Reefs, mass bleaching event, NOAA, Pacific, resilience, south pacific, update
Comments Off on American Samoan Reefs Hold on for Now, but Worst is Yet to Come
Extreme sea temperatures worry scientists – Hawaiian corals untouched so far
In a previous post I discussed one of the largest threats facing Hawaiian reefs: coral bleaching (Figure 1). I failed, however, to go into detail about what bleaching has occurred in the past year, and what is expected to occur … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, bleaching, coral, Hawaii, March, Sasha, temperature
Comments Off on Extreme sea temperatures worry scientists – Hawaiian corals untouched so far
Bouncing Back After Bleaching?
Widespread bleaching has not yet affected the Seychelles in what is now a devastatingly long world bleaching event. The Seychelles is currently under a bleaching warning, but factors have not become extreme enough to issue an alert level 1 or … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged recovery, regime shift, Seychelles
Comments Off on Bouncing Back After Bleaching?
Corals in the Keys: Safe… For Now
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that the longest global coral bleaching event on record is going to get even longer [1]. For the past 21 months, tropical waters throughout the globe have experienced above average temperatures … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, bleaching, coral, Florida Keys, Marie, recovery
Comments Off on Corals in the Keys: Safe… For Now
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Galapagos reef recovery.
Hello again! I really hope corals have started to “grow” on you guys too. Corals have had it rough over the years but in the words of Gloria Gaynor, “[they] will survive.” The Galapagos sits at the intersection of five … Continue reading
Have the reefs off Kenya dodged a bullet?
Where are these reefs again? Well folks, where we left off last time the reefs off the coast of Kenya were at a huge risk of the highest severity level of bleaching predicted between the months of February and March … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Have the reefs off Kenya dodged a bullet?
Marshall Islands Coral Bleaching Update
In an earlier post, I mentioned that the Marshall Islands are currently undergoing their worst bleaching event in recorded history. Thanks to the recent observations and data of a group of scientists working in the Marshall Islands, I can now … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged acropora, algae, anemones, arno, branchingcoral, climatechange, coralbleaching, cyclone, inundationevent, majuro, mantatow, marshallislands, massivecoral, overfishing, porites, quadrat, reimaanlok, relocate, spotcheck, tablecoral
Comments Off on Marshall Islands Coral Bleaching Update
Update on Abrolhos Marine National Park: will it bleach? That is the question
The third global Coral Bleaching event is still out there, and is already the longest event of the type in history (1). It has affected multiple reef areas causing enormous damage is many (e. g. 2), and might still cause … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abrolhos Marine National Park, Abrolhos reef, Bleaching Brazil, Branqueamento Brasil, Branqueamento de Corais, Parque Nacional Abrolhos, Rice Coral Reefs 2016
Comments Off on Update on Abrolhos Marine National Park: will it bleach? That is the question