Coral, Part II: Is the Cold or Heat More Lethal?

Melissa Roth (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Representative corals on day 20 of a temperature change experiment. From left: the cold-stressed coral, the coral kept at normal temperatures and the heat-stressed coral. There’s no shortage of coral news this week. In addition to the research off the coast of western Australia described here by Justin Gillis , a second study emerged this week delving into climate change and coral’s fragile future. More frequent extreme weather events, both hot and cold, are predicted to freeze and fry coral in coming decades. But are these two climate extremes equally detrimental for coral survival? Melissa Roth , a marine biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and other researchers set out to explore how corals’ responses differ depending on whether they are subjected to hot or cold temperatures. “Given that climate change ...

Full article: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/coral-part-ii-i...

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@_coraltriangle_ » 28 Feb '12, 7am
such fragile gardens... [link]
@NHillgarth » 08 Feb '12, 3am
RT @MiriamGoldste: Heat is worse for corals than cold - new science from @Scripps_Ocean alumna Melissa Roth. [link] #DeepSN
@MiriamGoldste » 07 Feb '12, 6pm
Heat is worse for corals than cold - new science from @Scripps_Ocean alumna Melissa Roth. [link] #DeepSN
@Petedee89 » 05 Feb '12, 10pm
Interesting read [link] Coral Bleaching: Cold or heat more lethal? #climatechange
@AAPremlall » 05 Feb '12, 4am
Yes! @ConservationOrg Without corals, so many jobs are in jeopardy. We've gotta keep fighting for them. [link]
@ISF_MakeChange » 05 Feb '12, 4am
“@ConservationOrg: Without corals, so many jobs are in jeopardy. We've gotta keep fighting for them. [link]”
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Without corals, so many jobs are in jeopardy. We've gotta keep fighting for them. [link]
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RT @Revkin: Two @nytimesgreen posts offer new insights into coral in a changing climate, with some good news: [link] [link]
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Coral reefs affected by climate change--a global problem: [link]
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Fried & frozen coral: Cold induces coral stress, but heat is ultimately more lethal. Enjoy that SCUBA while you can. [link]
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