Naturalist lectures at OIMB Oct 27, 2009
Few people know that Darwin began his scientific career as a marine biologist, that he spent much of his life working on the biology of invertebrate animals, and that his important contributions on barnacles, earthworms and coral reefs are still highly regarded in the scientific community. In commemoration of the Darwin bicentennial, Professor Young will present a marine-based overview of Darwin s life, discoveries and travels. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
International Marine Project Helps Protect Some Of The World's Rarest And Most Fragile Coral Reefs Aug 6, 2009
5, 2009) Some of the world's rarest and most fragile coral reefs and the economies that depend on them will be better protected thanks to a major international marine project led by the University of Southampton ... The aim was to assist the Ecuadorian Government in protecting the last remaining extensive Galapagos coral reefs of the northern Wolf and Darwin Islands and how they can be managed in a way that still supports the economic activities that are so important to the Galapagos Islands ...... (Science Daily)
TRAVEL: Belize coral reef beautiful but threatened Jul 6, 2009
Worldwide, experts calculate that nearly 50% of coral reefs are under imminent or long-term threat of collapse through human pressures; 20% have been destroyed. And as a coalition of governmental and environmental groups trumpets 2008 the International Year of the Reef, anglers, snorkelers and divers from Cozumel, Mexico, to Cairns, Australia, are getting fish-eye views of an alluring but increasingly imperiled ecosystem. (USA Today -- Tech)
Science » Jul 5, 2009
Experts have warned that the richly diverse coral reefs of the Coral Triangle around southeast Asia will disappear by the end of the century if action is not taken against climate change. updated Fri May 08 2009 09:37:57. (CNN)
Climate change menaces Galapagos May 1, 2009
Coral reefs are threatened by changes in ocean temperature and acidity, while warmer waters are also causing more tropical Pacific fish to swim into the northern part of the Galapagos. The Galapagos marine iguana, already considered vulnerable, could face high mortality levels, and the flightless cormorant could be threatened by nest flooding and other environmental fluctuations. (India Times)
The Life That Escaped Darwin’s Notice Apr 29, 2009
In Darwin s publication On The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs of 1842, in which he describes the different types of coral reefs and their distribution and sketches theories about coral reef development, he came indirectly very close to the origin of life ... 17, 2005) Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an extremely important role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs. (Science Daily)
Darwin worship Mar 6, 2009
His work, for instance, on worms and coral reefs began to reveal the interconnectedness of apparently very distant life systems. And that paved the way for modern environmentalism. (BBC News -- Science)
Big Spring grad journeys to Galapagos Island chain Mar 1, 2009
The students were studying the ecology of the rain forest and coral reefs in the Central American country ... She spent her last spring break in Belize, Central America, studying the ecology of the coral reefs and rain forest. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Terrence Gosliner Feb 23, 2009
The most shocking example I know is on the island of Aldabra in the Seychelles, where I spent a lot of time in the 1980s when the coral reefs were healthy and the fish and the organisms I study were all flourishing. But on two recent trips, those same coral reefs were bleached and virtually dead, there were very few fish and many of the invertebrates were gone. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Japanese Corals Change Sexes On The Sea Floor Feb 21, 2009
While admired for their beauty by divers, coral reefs provide an essential habitat for thousands of species of underwater creatures ... About one-quarter of coral reefs around the world have already been lost ... Yossi Loya has been studying coral reefs for over 35 years. (Science Daily)
The ideal scientist Feb 12, 2009
He published important work on subjects as diverse as the biology of carnivorous plants, barnacles, earthworms and the formation of coral reefs. He wrote a travelogue, "The Voyage of the Beagle," that was an immediate best seller and remains a classic of its kind. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Scotland 'inspired' Darwin's work Feb 10, 2009
Appropriately, Darwin was the first to describe the formation of coral reefs in his book "On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" which was published in 1842. The University of Edinburgh marked its association with Darwin by naming one of its main biology buildings after him and by marking the site of his student lodgings at 11 Lothian Street. (BBC News)
