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UN Chief urges accelerated climate action and protection of biodiversity o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In his statement, Guterres highlighted the crucial relationship between humanity and the natural world, stating that our health and survival depend on maintaining a healthy environment. However, he expressed concern over the ongoing destruction of forests, wetlands, oceans, coral reefs, rive
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New study suggests there's oxygen loss on coral reefs
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A new study shows an unprecedented analysis of oxygen depletion on coral reefs worldwide due to ocean warming.
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Reef fish find it harder to locate rivals due to coral bleaching: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals. Scientists studying reefs across five Indo-Pacific regions found that the ability of butterflyfish individuals to identify competitor species and respond appropriatel
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China adamant about turning environmental laws into laughing stock with it
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China is overfishing, dumping waste into marine protected areas, polluting air, water and land alike, disturbing and destroying the coral reefs, and killing protected fish species.
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Research assesses severity of marine heatwaves impacting ocean ecosystems
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) that are increasingly impacting ocean ecosystems, including vulnerable coral reefs, has primarily been assessed using remotely sensed sea-surface temperatures (SSTs), without information relevant to heating across ecosystem depths.
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Research reveals reef fish find it harder to locate rivals due to coral bl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from Lancaster University, studying reefs in five Indo-Pacific locations discovered that after severe coral loss caused by bleaching, butterflyfish individuals' ability to recognise rival species and act appropriately was hampered.
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Invasive rats impact reef fish behaviour: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered that invading rats on tropical islands are influencing the territorial behaviour of fish on adjacent coral reefs.
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China's reclamation, militarization in South China Sea undermine peace and
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Since 2010, China has been converting uninhabited islets into artificial islets to bring them under UNCLOS. China has been changing the size and structure of the reefs by modifying their physical land features. It has also established airstrips on Parcel and Spratly.
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Hong Kong once had abundance of coral reefs: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study published in the journal 'Science Advances' examined fossil corals gathered from more than 11 sites throughout Hong Kong and established the first palaeoecological baseline for coral communities in the Greater Bay Area.
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Scientists find link between fast-melting Arctic ice and ocean acidificati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): An international team of researchers has found acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere and a strong correlation between the accelerated rate of melting ice in the region and the rate of ocean acidification. This threa
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Researchers reveal changes in marine ecosystems going undetected
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification.
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Study shows mangrove and reef restoration delivers positive returns for fl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 19 (ANI): A new analysis shows that restoring mangroves and coral reefs can be a cost-effective solution to reducing coastal flooding in more than 20 Caribbean countries.
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