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Ocean Warming Affecting Florida Reefs

By Guest PostSeptember 11, 2014Environmentadam glaser, big data ansatz, biopsy specimen, cancer biopsies, coral bleaching, florida keys, ilsa kuffner, jimmy calanchini, jonathan liu, larry true, light sheet microscope, marine biologist, miami, michael brown, nicholas reder, ocean warming, patients diagnosis, philando castiles, polizeigewalt, polizeigewalt gegen schwarze, scan, symbiotic algae, trayvon martin

Increased Temperatures Spell Trouble for Corals

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Late-summer water temperatures near the Florida Keys were warmer by nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last several decades compared to a century earlier, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. (more…)

2,000 Year-old Deep-sea Black Corals call Gulf of Mexico Home

By Guest PostApril 1, 2011Environmentagainst suffering, anthoza, antipatharia, black coral trees, black corals, coral reefs, corals, deep sea black corals, deep sea coral reef ecosystems, delaware, discover expedition, ecosystem, environmental change, glabberima, greek roots, gulf of mexico, hawaii, johnson sea link, leiopathes, marine ecology, maryland, nancy prouty, organic matter, sea floor, skeletons, symbiotic algae

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For the first time, scientists have been able to validate the age of deep-sea black corals in the Gulf of Mexico. They found the Gulf is home to 2,000 year-old deep-sea black corals, many of which are only a few feet tall.

These slow-growing, long-living animals thrive in very deep waters—300 meters (984 feet) and deeper—yet scientists say they are sensitive to what is happening in the surface ocean as well as on the sea floor. (more…)