Tag: reefs
A die-off of sea urchins threatens the coral reefs of the Red Sea
Fear for the Red Sea. Scientists have discovered that sea urchins, necessary for the survival of coral reefs, are succumbing to a mysterious illness. In January, scientists from Tel Aviv…
Environment: Almost two thirds of all coral reefs worldwide are overfished
Environment Almost two thirds of all coral reefs worldwide are overfished Millions of people in the tropics are active in coral reef fishing, especially in Indonesia. photo © Sebastian Ferse/Leibniz…
Ecosystem: Study on Conservation Measures for Threatened Coral Reefs
ecosystem Study on Conservation Measures for Threatened Coral Reefs A coral reef off the island of Hawaii. photo © Greg Asner/ASU/dpa Corals are cnidarians that live with algae in a…
Biodiversity: Mass extinction of sea urchins threatens coral reefs
biodiversity Mass extinction of sea urchins threatens coral reefs Fish eat a starfish in the Mediterranean Sea. photo © Courtesy of Tel Aviv University/dpa If the sea urchins disappear, it…
Nature: Global warming is the greatest threat to coral reefs
Nature Global warming is the greatest threat to coral reefs Small fish swim in the waters of Ribbon Reef 10 in this photo provided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine…
International conference in Bremen: “Then we will lose the coral reefs”
Status: 07/04/2022 12:26 p.m Two degrees of global warming means 99 percent of coral reefs are destroyed, warns Federal Environment Minister Lemke tagesschau24. International researchers are now discussing how to…
Nature: Threatened coral reefs: researchers hope for improvements
Nature Threatened coral reefs: researchers hope for improvements Coral reefs around the world are in a worrying condition. Photo: Daniel Naupold/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH From Monday, researchers from all over…
Threatened coral reefs: researchers hope for improvements
Threatened coral reefs: researchers hope for improvements From Monday, researchers from all over the world will exchange ideas at the 15th International Coral Reef Symposium in Bremen. They raise the…
Climate change: Coral reefs threatened in the future – knowledge
Corals are among the creatures that are hit particularly hard by climate change. Even if global warming were stopped at 1.5 degrees Celsius, 70 percent of all coral reefs will…
Coral reefs on Africa’s east coast are threatened with death in 50 years
Climate change Coral reefs on the east coast of Africa are threatened with death in 50 years The researchers: warn of a total collapse of the ecosystem of the African…