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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared a fourth mass bleaching event in coral reefs around the globe.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The economic value of the world’s coral reefs has been estimated at $2.7 trillion annually.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Billions of crabs disappeared in the northern Pacific; sea lions and dolphins are washing up sick; iconic coral reefs are undergoing mass bleaching.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Hawksbills like to feed on sponges found in coral reefs.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
Reef sharks, particularly the blacktip species (Carcharhinus melanopterus), play an indispensable role in maintaining the delicate balance of coral reef ecosystems.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In the Bay of Bengal, which borders several countries in South and Southeast Asia, El Niño often leads to marine heatwaves that can bleach and kill coral reefs that nearby communities rely on for their livelihoods and that provide a buffer against tropical storms.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
The paper, co-authored with three other professors, had to do with the impact of algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs on the region's tourism industry.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Though the country remains rich in biodiversity, Madagascar’s 927 square miles of coral reefs have been subject to coral bleaching, overfishing, and sedimentation from deforestation since the 1980s.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The economic value of the world’s coral reefs has been estimated at $2.7 trillion annually.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Billions of crabs disappeared in the northern Pacific; sea lions and dolphins are washing up sick; iconic coral reefs are undergoing mass bleaching.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Hawksbills like to feed on sponges found in coral reefs.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
Reef sharks, particularly the blacktip species (Carcharhinus melanopterus), play an indispensable role in maintaining the delicate balance of coral reef ecosystems.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In the Bay of Bengal, which borders several countries in South and Southeast Asia, El Niño often leads to marine heatwaves that can bleach and kill coral reefs that nearby communities rely on for their livelihoods and that provide a buffer against tropical storms.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
The paper, co-authored with three other professors, had to do with the impact of algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs on the region's tourism industry.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Though the country remains rich in biodiversity, Madagascar’s 927 square miles of coral reefs have been subject to coral bleaching, overfishing, and sedimentation from deforestation since the 1980s.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Coral reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coral%20reef. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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