• 海洋酸化威胁到珊瑚礁生存

    11-05-30 A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for Ma...

  • 世界珊瑚礁数量锐减

    11-02-24 Three-quarters of the world's coral reefs are at risk due to overfishing, pollution, climate change and other factors, says a major new assessment. 一项新的评估显示,由于过度捕捞、污染、环境变化以及其它因素的影响,世界上3/4的珊瑚礁处于危险之中。 Hea...

  • 珊瑚礁可有效保护渔业资源

    11-02-23 An international scientific team has shown that strong links between the corals reefs(礁石) of the south China sea, West Pacific and Coral Triangle hold the key to preserving fish and marine resources in the Asia-Pacific region. Research by Dr Joh...

  • 印尼珊瑚发生大面积白化现象

    10-08-17 The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations(野外观测,实地观察) that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated co...

  • 全球变暖导致红海珊瑚生长缓慢

    10-07-16 In a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is in the process of killing off a major coral species in the Red Sea....

  • 追踪珊瑚虫幼虫以加深对珊瑚的了解

    10-06-10 Scientists can predict almost to the hour when the reef-building rice coral off Oahu will spawn(产卵,大量生产) , but no one knows where the resulting floating coral larvae(幼虫,幼体) go. From June 11-16, 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U...

  • 珊瑚礁是物种进化的理想地区

    10-01-08 Coral reefs give rise to many more new species than other tropical marine habitats, according to a new study. 一项新研究显示,珊瑚礁比其它热带海洋栖息地容易产生更多的新物种。 The reefs are centres of evolution as well as biodiversity Scientists used...

  • “冷冻”珊瑚以便保护的方案处于构思之中

    09-10-26 The prospects of saving the world's coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future. 拯救世界上的珊瑚礁的前景看起来很萧瑟,将珊瑚礁冷冻保存以便将来之用的计划正在安排之中。 Coral reefs are a...

  • Climate targets 'will kill coral' 现行环境保护目标对珊瑚礁不

    09-09-03 Current climate targets are not enough to save the world's coral reefs - and policymakers urgently need to consider the economic benefits they bring. 现有的环境气候保护目标不足以保护世界上的珊瑚礁,政府决策人员迫切需要考虑珊瑚礁带来的经济利益。 Cora...

  • Ocean coral 'offers pain therapy' 海洋珊瑚“提供疼痛新疗法”

    09-08-05 A compound harvested from soft coral off the coast of Taiwan could provide a new treatment for pain from intractable nerve damage, experts say. 专家称,台湾沿海附近的软珊瑚上提取的复合物可能会提供一个新的治疗方法来对付棘手的神经损伤带来的疼痛。 Keny...