Well, all good things must come to an end, so this is it for Coral Week. I wanted to finish things on a high note…
View More Signing off on Coral WeekAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
The naked coral hypothesis: a cause for optimism?
There remains a cause for optimism. Shallow-water corals have weathered a host of insults over the last 18,000 years. The Atomic Age is just one…
View More The naked coral hypothesis: a cause for optimism?Will bottom trawls have negative effects on deep-sea corals?
This is the fifth of five articles about the shared characteristics of shallow and deep-water corals. It’s far from complete, I’m afraid. Deep corals are…
View More Will bottom trawls have negative effects on deep-sea corals?Will climate change have negative effects on deep-sea corals?
Seawater chemistry is changing with the addition of fossil fuel CO2 to the atmosphere. This influx of CO2 is causing the world’s oceans to become more acidic, which is bad news for corals and other marine organisms that use calcium carbonate to build their skeletons and protective shells.
View More Will climate change have negative effects on deep-sea corals?Deep-corals provide habitat for numerous associated species
The biodiversity of Lophelia pertusa bioherms in the North Atlantic rivals the diversity of a shallow water tropical reef. More than 800 associated species have been documented in association.
View More Deep-corals provide habitat for numerous associated speciesIt’s not over!
Coral reefs are in decline around the world, and species are disappearing every day. But new species are being discovered, too. So, can society mitigate species loss by investing in species discovery?
View More It’s not over!It's not over!
Coral reefs are in decline around the world, and species are disappearing every day. But new species are being discovered, too. So, can society mitigate species loss by investing in species discovery?
View More It's not over!Friday Deep-Sea Picture : Coral Gallery (05/02/08)
Marine aquarists have a photographic edge on field photographers. Their work is fixed, dry, and well-lit, while field photogs slosh back and forth with one…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture : Coral Gallery (05/02/08)Coral Week across the Americas
Coral Week is happening in the Pacific Northwest and New England, but its huge in Brazil!
View More Coral Week across the AmericasThe Nematocyst: apex of organelle specialization
Speaking of explosives, the nematocyst, or stinging cell, is one character that binds all cnidarians together. The nematocyst is “high tech cellular weaponry”, the unparalleled…
View More The Nematocyst: apex of organelle specialization