”What we need to face up to is that no amount of tinkering with #corals—attempting to make so-called #SuperCorals—is going to save the world’s coral reefs,” she said. “The #EnergyTransition is our best chance of saving #CoralReefs. And as coral scientists we need to start being honest brokers about this fact.”
Scientists say that coral reefs are currently undergoing a global bleaching event, with more than 54% of the world’s coral reef areas in the territorial waters of over 50 countries experiencing heat stress. According to one scientist, the percentage of areas dealing with bleaching-level heat stress “has been increasing by roughly 1% per week.”
Today is #FossilFriday & I taught my humans that to be a #fossil the specimen needs to be at least 10.000 a old. That doesn't hold for this #corals, but this is basically how fossils of corals look like. We found them during #hedgewatch on the #Seychelles.
"They found that a group of parasitic single-celled protists — called Syndiniales —are more common in #corals that survive #HeatStress.
Protists, or single-cell eukaryotes, are less studied than bacteria in most host organisms but may have a major influence on the health of their coral host, according to the researchers"
A nocturnal coral reef comes to life during a night dive in Aruba. Bioluminescence is a fascinating natural phenomenon illustrating the health of the oceans
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is leading an ambitious mission to restore iconic cora lreefs in the US. The mission aims to restore 3 million square feet at 7 locations to at least 25% coral cover by 2040.
With continued #climate warming and #OceanAcidification expected in the foreseeable future, finding and breeding #corals tough enough to withstand heat stress and rising acidity must be part of the process.
...where I found out about #Yemen's #Socotra Archipelago.
Quotes: "...37% of Socotra’s 825 #plant species, 90% of its #reptile species and 95% of its land #snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world."