South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.
A main culprit in the decline of healthy coral is the loss of parrot fish, above, and other grazers. The fish eat algae and seaweed, which benefits coral reefs and other species.. Don Rhodes ...
Predators like parrot fish leave newly transplanted coral with less than a 40% survival rate, but researchers say the biodegradable cages boost that to over 90%. The Associated Press is an independent ...
South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.
FORT LAUDERDALE — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the ...
NOVA and PBS Digital Studios have produced a series of videos called “Gross Science.” One video explains how many beaches in the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Maldives and many other places around the world ...
Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea. Keri O'Neil, ...
Coral bleaching has been occurring worldwide, posing a significant threat to marine biodiversity. Worse, there is the unabated hunting of herbivore fishes, such as parrotfish, surgeonfish, grass carp, ...
South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some ...
FORT LAUDERDALE — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the ...