by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 30, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Invertebrates, Reef
A paper published recently has shed some light into the battle against the Crown of Thorns sea star. “You don’t have to see the crown-of-thorns to know they have been on the reef. You can see where they have been because they leave trails of bleached white... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 24, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Reef
A team of international researchers including professor and diver John Fauth from the University of Southern Florida have battled the sun in a study where they measured the devestating effects of a compound found in commercial Sunscreen, upon coral... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 19, 2015 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
As active owners of captive reef environments we naturally appeal to the brightest coral, or most visually stunning morphologies of imported specimens, but for the first time ever scientists from San Diego State University have created a computation that will measure... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 19, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Sustainability
The University of Miami Rosenstiel School research team published a recent study showing the importance of a balanced diet while corals are recovering from thermal stress. The UM Rosenstiel School research team published a study back in 2015 that highlighted the... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 18, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Reef, Science
Researchers from Ohio State University have expanded upon earlier research that concluded corals best suited for recovering after a bleaching event harbor large storages of fat in their zooxanthellae cells. …