The evolutionary survival of coral reefs
Coral reefs Corals live in symbiosis with an algae : zooxanthellae. This association is mutually beneficial for both species, and gives them many benefits: nutritive, protection… [...]
The IPCC recommends coral restoration
Rising ocean temperatures Oceans take up 71% of the surface of the Earth. They are essential to climate regulation because of their exchange with the atmosphere. 30% of CO2 emitted by human [...]
Coral reefs’ experience of climate change
Blanchissement d’un récif / Photographie à la discrétion de XL Catlin Seaview Survey Sièges d’une biodiversité remarquable, les récifs coralliens subissent les pressions exercées par notre [...]
Bioluminescence des organismes marins : le cas de la seiche lilliputienne d’Hawaï
La seiche lilliputienne d’Hawaï a développé une incroyable relation symbiotique avec une bactérie luminescente du genre Vibrio, lui permettant d’optimiser sa technique de camouflage et son [...]
Interview with Imaculada, our English teacher
Hi Imaculada! Can you present yourself briefly? Hi! I am Imaculada T.M.K. Hane. I am from Indonesia- flores. I live in Labuan-Bajo and I am an English teacher for the children in Labuan-Bajo. . . [...]
Corallivory in coral reefs
Molluscs, reef fishes, echinoderms, crustaceans and annelids – who are these corallivores and which roles do they play in coral reefs? During his expeditions aboard the HMS Beagle in 1842, [...]
8 surprising facts about corals
In addition to being a food resource for more than 500 million people, a habitat for 25% of marine biodiversity, coastal protection in more than 100 countries and an economic resource of nearly [...]
Colombia, a new horizon
Vladimir, our project manager, was in Colombia this summer for Coral Guardian. He tells you why this new direction in South America. Vladimir, why did you go to Colombia for Coral Guardian? To [...]
How rat density alters coral reef productivity
In tropical areas, the invasive rats decimate seabird populations. These latter play a key role in the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, such as coral reefs. Climate change and [...]