Tag: coral reef

UF experts warn of potential peril caused by ocean acidification

by Brad Buck
July 11, 2024

The world’s oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which does not bode well for Florida’s 825 miles of coastline. Carbon dioxide can contribute to ocean acidification -- a reduction in the pH of the ocean -- which ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Clams, Coral Reef, Emissions, Florida Aquarium, Florida Sea Grant, Josh Patterson, Lisa Krimsky, Marine, Ocean Acidification, Oysters, Pathogens, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sea Urchins, Water Pollution

Cleaning Up on World Ocean Day 2023

by Ana Zangroniz
June 14, 2023

We Sea Grant Agents joke that every day is Earth Day, and similarly, that every day is World Ocean Day. On World Ocean Day 2023, I got to participate in water-based activities, which of course filled my soul as they always do. For the second ... READ MORE

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Tags: Biscayne National Park, Coral Reef, Endangered Species, Florida's Coral Reef, Marine Debries, Scientific Diving, SCUBA Diving, WAVES Project

Genotype, Nursery Design, and Depth Influence the Growth of Staghorn Coral Fragments

by Emily Colson
June 21, 2021

Paul Maneval1*, Charles A. Jacoby2, Holden E. Harris3, Thomas K. Frazer4 Motivation Historically, the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis was a dominant foundation species that provided much of the rugosity and structural complexity ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Coral Reef, Restoration

Learn how to restore marine habitats

by Ralph Mitchell
March 2, 2021

Marine habitats Marine habitats such as seagrass meadows, coral reefs, and sponge beds are some of the most threatened on the planet. UF/IFAS and Florida Sea Grant Extension agents in the Nature Coast work a lot on marine habitat restoration ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Artificial Reef, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Coral Reef, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Habitat, Restoration, Seagrass, Sponge, Video

Conservation of Coral Reefs

by J. Johnson
August 26, 2017

Coral Reefs: Why Conservation is So Important Did you know that coral reefs are actually small animals related to jellyfish? Corals live together in large groups and form huge interconnected colonies known as coral reefs. Coral reefs are often ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Coral, Coral Reef, Ocean

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