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Category: Habitat | Ecosystem Disturbance

Amazing wildlife on display on a rare trip to the Farallon Islands off S.F. coast – San Francisco Chronicle

Marine Terrace, Southeast Farallon Islands (by Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators…

Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them – Scientific American

Black Mangrove, Florida Everglades (by Marianne Serra CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go…

Shrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them – Mongabay

Rows and rows of artificial shrimp ponds make up one of many large aquaculture farms in Mexico along the Gulf of California’s Sonoran coastline, June 2016 (by Planet Labs, inc CC BY-SA 4.0 via wikimedia).

Western Mexico’s rapidly expanding shrimp farms, many of which are illegal, are contributing to the deforestation of the Pacific coast’s mangroves, an important habitat for jaguars…

Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback – Hakai Magazine

Masked boobies (Courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators…

How Florida is Getting Back Its Pink | Interactive – the Washington Post

Flamingo in waters at the Monroe coast of Florida (by cuatrok77 CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

When Keith Ramos heard a small flock of American flamingos had landed last fall at the nature preserve he oversees off Florida’s Atlantic coast, he rushed to get a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of the gangly pink birds in the wild…

Seabird poop is recipe for coral recovery amid climate-driven bleaching – Mongabay

Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (by Tony Morris CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

Researchers have found that nutrients from seabird poop led to a doubling of coral growth rates and faster recovery after bleaching events, promoting overall resilience…

A Healthy Coral Reef Is a Symphony – Reasons to be Cheerful Magazine

Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) swimming through coral, Puerto Rico, La Parguera, January 2005 (by NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team, courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

In the growing field of “ecoacoustics,” scientists use the ocean’s natural sounds to monitor the health of marine ecosystems — and even restore them…

The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil – Grist Magazine

Extended coral polyps. Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. 2006 July 3 (by G. P. Schmahl, courtesy of NOAA CC BY 2.0 DEED Photo Library via Flickr).

While the Gulf of Mexico is a region known for oil, it’s also home to something far less expected. Nestled among offshore oil platforms, about 150 miles from Houston, is one of the healthiest coral reefs in the world: the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary….

Naomi Longa wins 2024 Whitley Award for coral reef conservation in Coral Triangle – Oceanographic Magazine

Coral Reefs in Papua New Guinea, April 2004 (by Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia)

Last night, the 2024 winners of the Whitley Awards were announced in London. Amongst other grassroot activists, Naomi Longa was given the prestigious award for her inspiring work with the Sea Women of Melanesia…

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