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 [...]
Coral reef recruitment on the Great Barrier Reef affected by global warming
During the last global bleaching event (2014-2017), portrayed as the most spectacular in terms of intensity, duration and extent, the Great Barrier Reef lost more than 50% of its reefs. [...]
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Coral adaptation to climate change
Les vagues de chaleurs océaniques sont de plus en plus rapprochées. Sur les deux dernières décennies, nous en comptons 4 ! Malheureusement, les années 2016 et 2017 ont été brutales pour les [...]
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 [...]