Coral Bleaching Research Group
| Mission: | To share information on the causes for and prevention of Coral Bleaching and acidification of reefs |
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| Founder: |
 Nicole sorochan,
Victoria |
| Description: | Coral has a critical partnership with certain algae that absorb sunlight and convert it to energy needed to feed the complex array of life found in a reef ecosystem. The loss of these algae, a common consequence of pollution or climate change, leaves a reef "bleached" and unable to produce energy from sunlight. |
| Details: | Coral bleaching is a vivid sign of corals responding to stress which can be induced by any of: * increased (most commonly) or reduced water temperatures * increased solar irradiance (photosynthetically active radiation and ultraviolet band light) * changes in water chemistry (in particular acidification) * starvation caused by a decline in zooplankton. * increased sedimentation (can be contributed to silt runoff) * pathogen infections * changes in salinity * wind * low tide air exposure |
| Tags: | coral reef bleaching Barrier |
| Impact: |
News & Discussions
| Study says plastic decomposes at sea and becomes toxic Study says plastic decomposes at sea Aug 19th, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists have long denounced plastic as ... |
 Sunken steel cages could save coral reefsSunken steel cages could save coral reefs • Low-level electric current attracts coral to structure• Maldi... |
| Is Bleaching Coral's Way of Making the Best of a Bad Situation? This article was first published on National Geographic. Coral bleaching has increased widely in recent decades... |
| Florida Town Wants to Grow Coral Reefs with Electricity Written by Levi Novey As coral reefs around the world continue to disappear, one Florida town has taken the ini... |
Videos
Good To-Go: 6 tips to green take-out food
It's convenient eating out. But here's the inconvenient truth: one to-go pad thai container - one night's dinner - and the packaging lasts forever! Disposable to-go containers have got to go! Ask......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Buying Green Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
It's convenient eating out. But here's the inconvenient truth: one to-go pad thai container - one night's dinner - and the packaging lasts forever! Disposable to-go containers have got to go! Ask......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Buying Green Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Greenwashing?: All-Natural Cleaner Claims
Consumer Reports' Urvashi Rangan discussed a survey of all-natural cleaner claims. ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Ecological Sanitation Buying Green Sustainable Seafood Green Marketing & Messaging Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Consumer Reports' Urvashi Rangan discussed a survey of all-natural cleaner claims. ...
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Ecological Sanitation Buying Green Sustainable Seafood Green Marketing & Messaging Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
DIY: How to make a boat from reused bottles sail to Austrailia
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
How much plastic do you consume while eating fish?
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Mexico beach project stirs environmental concern
Years of overdevelopment and major hurricanes have stripped large parts of Mexicos Caribbean coast of its sand. In the tourist resort of Cancun, the government has embarked on a......
Connected to: Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Years of overdevelopment and major hurricanes have stripped large parts of Mexicos Caribbean coast of its sand. In the tourist resort of Cancun, the government has embarked on a......
Connected to: Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
International Climate Action Day in 170 Nations -environmentalist Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, and Australian scientist Tim Flannery, chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council 2 of 4
Amidst Uncertainty on US Role in Upcoming Climate Talks, 350.org Holds International Climate Action Day in 170 Nations Seven weeks before the UN Copenhagen Climate Conference, the group 350.org is......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Amidst Uncertainty on US Role in Upcoming Climate Talks, 350.org Holds International Climate Action Day in 170 Nations Seven weeks before the UN Copenhagen Climate Conference, the group 350.org is......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Survey: Weather Changes Threaten Coral Reefs
SelectPlusSurvey: Weather Changes Threaten Coral ReefsSurvey: Weather Changes Threaten Coral ReefsThe Associated PressA new government survey says almost half the coral reef ecosystems in U.S.......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Sustainable Seafood Coral Bleaching Research Group
SelectPlusSurvey: Weather Changes Threaten Coral ReefsSurvey: Weather Changes Threaten Coral ReefsThe Associated PressA new government survey says almost half the coral reef ecosystems in U.S.......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Sustainable Seafood Coral Bleaching Research Group
Coral Bleaching Animation
An animation for a motion studies class at DAAP. ...
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
An animation for a motion studies class at DAAP. ...
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
In Hot Water: Coral Bleaching Video (Part 1)
Buccoo Reef Trust (BRT) presents 'In Hot Water' a short documentary about the bleaching of coral reefs in Tobago. Coral Cay Conservation (CCC)are working with BRT to undergo reef conservation in......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
Buccoo Reef Trust (BRT) presents 'In Hot Water' a short documentary about the bleaching of coral reefs in Tobago. Coral Cay Conservation (CCC)are working with BRT to undergo reef conservation in......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
In Hot Water (Part 2 of 2)
Short documentary on the 2005 mass coral bleaching event in the Caribbean and the response of the Buccoo Reef Trust and Coral Cay Conservation. ...
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
Short documentary on the 2005 mass coral bleaching event in the Caribbean and the response of the Buccoo Reef Trust and Coral Cay Conservation. ...
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Coral Bleaching Research Group
