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Drowning Out Disease: Are Coral Reefs the Link?
When most people think of coral reefs, what comes to mind are vibrant scenes of enormous coral colonies surrounded by an immensely colorful array of organisms that would put rainbows to shame. And while these images are often visually astounding, … Continue reading
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Diverse Colors in Coral Reef Ecosystems: More Than What Meets the Eye
Aesthetically, I think we can agree that as ecosystems go, coral reefs are not too shabby. Coral reefs are characteristically colorful and visually dynamic, and coral reef ecosystems are brimming with diverse, multi-colored fish. The photo below captures just one … Continue reading
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Flower Garden Banks: a Coral Reef in your Backyard
Welcome to my coral reefs blog! This semester I’ll be blogging periodically about the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, a coral reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico that is notable for being one of few reefs along the … Continue reading
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Reefs off the Kenyan Coast in Danger
Coral reefs make up the largest biological structures that currently exist on our planet and take many thousands of years to form [1]. Today, the world’s already deteriorating reefs are further threatened by looming temperature increases due to global climate … Continue reading
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The Marshall Islands are experiencing their worst historical coral bleaching event
If you’ve heard anything about coral reefs recently, you’ve probably heard something about coral bleaching. Maybe you’ve heard about El Niño’s oceanic effects or seen before and after pictures of once colorful reefs. Coral bleaching is a real threat to … Continue reading
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