High Pollutant Levels in Guánica Bay Spell Toxic Threat To Corals

The sediments of Guánica Bay were found to contain the highest levels of chromium, nickel, PCBs, chlordane and other toxic chemicals than ever measured, the NOAA study found.

Researchers from the National Ocean Service's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) studied the reef's ecology to help establish baseline conditions that coastal managers can use to measure changes resulting from new efforts to manage pollution. Among the items studied were habitat types, coral cover, fish and pollution stressors such as nutrients, sedimentation, toxic contaminants in Guánica Bay.

Study Urges Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emission for Survival of Coral Reefs
Deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions are required to prevent coral reefs around the world from dying off suggests a new study.

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Investigating Coral Reefs to Help Understand Past and Future Climate Change
Increasing Earth temperatures and rising sea levels. Both of these are effects of climate change.

Oceanic Path Covered By Coral Larvae Recreated Using Computer Simulation
The epic, ocean-spanning journeys travelled by millimetre-sized coral larvae through the world's seas were revealed by a new computer simulation.