How submarine groundwater affects coral reef growth
UH Mānoa researchers find that corals can thrive on submarine groundwater discharge impacted reefs if isolated from secondary stressors such as competition from seaweeds and sedimentation.
Researchers create first map showing human and environmental impact on Hawai‘i reefs
The study synthesized 10 years of datasets for the first time to get a big-picture perspective on Hawaiʻi's reef health and regional impacts and it provides a foundation for further research and informs policies to protect coral reefs.
Fate of coral the focus of Ruth Gates video series
Gates dives into topics such as what makes a marine biologist, the rapid loss of coral reefs and what can be done to help save them.
Acidic oceans pose global coral reef threat
Many of the world’s coral reefs could begin to erode within 30 years as a result of increasing ocean acidity, according to a paper in Science co-authored by UH Mānoa Professor Eric DeCarlo and former graduate student Patrick Drupp.
Hilo students spend month at sea researching coral health in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Rosie Lee, Colton Johnson and Keelee Martin spent a month as part of a NOAA research team studying the effects of climate change on reef and fish populations.
UH experts explore climate change impacts on Hawaiʻi at film screenings
University of Hawaiʻi experts discuss anticipated climate change impacts to Hawaiʻi at panel discussions following two free screenings of Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral at the Honolulu Museum of Art
Hundreds of species of fungi in deep coral ecosystems discovered by UH Mānoa botanists
Mesophotic reefs in the Auau channel continuously disclose breathtaking levels of biodiversity, yielding species and behavioral interactions new to science.
World’s oldest continuously monitored coral reef transect celebrates 100 years
Scientists from throughout the region traveled to Tutuila island in American Samoa for a week-long celebration and to conduct the 100th year transect survey.
Forecasting coral disease outbreaks across Pacific Ocean
The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology was awarded a $1.026 million NASA grant to develop coral disease forecasting models for Hawaiʻi, U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
CHASING CORAL documentary at HIFF features Ruth Gates
CHASING CORAL sets out to show the scale and implication of an underwater catastrophe.
