Coral Content / Coral Content for ٺƵ en Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them /climate/news/hibernating-corals-and-microbiome-sustains-them What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A ٺƵ study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral health and recovery efforts. December 01, 2022 - 8:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/hibernating-corals-and-microbiome-sustains-them Corals Saving Corals /climate/news/corals-saving-corals Corals resistant to disease can rescue more vulnerable corals, ٺƵ found. Raising corals with diverse genotypes builds resilience amid disease and climate changes in reefs. November 21, 2022 - 10:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/corals-saving-corals Student Studies Coral and Creates Art /arts/blog/student-studies-coral-creates-art <h2 class="heading--underline"><strong>Student Blends Science and Art to Combat Coral Bleaching</strong></h2> <p>By Greg Watry, College of Biological Sciences</p> <p>The pale woman stares at you, her hand delicately placed on her cheek. Atop her head a community of corals bleeds its vibrancy. Clouds of gold and red seep into the water, joining other bits of her eroding body. Fish—stripped to their skeletons—float among the drift. The digital painting is haunting, permeated by a sense of disintegration and death. But there’s also beauty.&nbsp;</p> March 13, 2019 - 3:55pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/student-studies-coral-creates-art Large Stretches of Coral Reefs Can Be Rehabilitated /climate/news/large-stretches-of-coral-reefs-can-be-rehabilitated <p>Even after being severely damaged by blast fishing and coral mining, coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a relatively inexpensive technique, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, in partnership with Mars Symbioscience.</p> September 27, 2018 - 3:52pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/large-stretches-of-coral-reefs-can-be-rehabilitated Can Corals Adapt to Climate Change? /news/can-corals-adapt-climate-change <p>Cool-water corals can adapt to a slightly warmer ocean, but only if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. That’s according to a study published Nov.&nbsp;1 in the journal <em>Science Advances</em> of genetic adaptation and the likely effects of future warming on tabletop corals in the Cook Islands.</p> November 01, 2017 - 4:05pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/can-corals-adapt-climate-change Fish Social Lives May Be Key to Saving Coral Reefs /news/fish-social-lives-may-be-key-saving-coral-reefs <p>Fish provide a critical service for coral reefs by eating algae that can kill coral and dominate reefs if left unchecked. A ٺƵ study, which analyzed the social feeding behavior of reef fish, suggests that overfishing not only removes vital algae-eaters, but it may cause remaining fish to eat less.</p> April 10, 2017 - 10:54am Katherine E Kerlin /news/fish-social-lives-may-be-key-saving-coral-reefs Reef Fish That Conquer Fear of Sharks May Help Control Excess Algae /news/reef-fish-conquer-fear-sharks-may-help-control-excess-algae <p>Coral reef fish experience “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPr8HKBHL40">landscapes of fear</a>” depending on where and how much shelter from predators&nbsp;is available, according to a ٺƵ study. However, the study found that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2UE6ZdMoU">reef fish are willing to move past that fear</a>. They will stray far from their sheltered coral refuge and risk the possibility of being eaten by sharks and other predators&nbsp;if the pay-off in tasty algae is higher.</p> January 12, 2017 - 1:08pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/reef-fish-conquer-fear-sharks-may-help-control-excess-algae