Biologists from the University of Victoria have identified how a few coral species have been able to survive a worldwide unprecedented heatwave, as part of the first study to offer new hope for the long-term persistence of coral reefs in the face of climate change.
According to research from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), headed by Almut Arneth, a significant number of present and proposed post-2020 biodiversity targets of international organizations are vulnerable due to climate change, even if other obstacles like habitat exploitation are eliminated.
Over the past several decades, marine protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as a favored conservation tool. By protecting marine species and safeguarding habitat, these reserves help buffer ecosystems against natural and human-made shocks alike.
Plants competing for sunlight—stretching upward and outward to block each other’s exposure to the rays of the sun—is a usual sight. However, there is another competition occurring underground, unobserved.
The development of Marine-derived Biopolymer Materials at Flinders University to help solve global plastics problems has taken the innovative step of inviting artists work with research scientists in identifying the widest possible applications for the new materials.
In the last few decades, groundwater reservoirs in Bavaria have heated up significantly. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have now compared temperatures at 35 measuring stations, taken at various depths, with the 1990s data.
All over the world, coral health has been threatened by human activity. A new algal danger is leveraging coral’s already perilous condition in the Caribbean and rendering it more difficult for reef ecosystems to thrive.
Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the cleanest-burning of all the fossil fuels, but when emitted into the atmosphere it is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Orkney is once again leading the drive to net zero and supporting UK government plans for a green industrial revolution with the launch of new green local energy services.
A recent study showed how, contrary to encroachment by the invasive alien tree species Prosopis julifora (referred to as “Mathenge” in Kenya or “Promi” in Baringo), the revival of grasslands in tropical semi-arid areas can alleviate the effects of climate change as well as restore important benefits typically provided by healthy grasslands for agro-pastoralist and pastoralist communities.
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