Nooks, crannies and critters: measuring the complexity of land, ocean habitats
Researchers developed a simple way to standardize how habitat complexity is measured.
Waikīkī Aquarium adds non-native coral species to its collection
The colonies included a purple branching coral that was unlike any native branching corals observed in the main Hawaiian Islands.
New online series explores critical issues facing Hawaiʻi
The Hanauma Bay Education Program seminar series is offering special programming every Thursday from 2–3 p.m. in August.
Fish diversity reduced in world’s hottest coral reef
The study examined ‘cryptobenthic’ fishes at the base of coral reef food webs in the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
Algae species discovered infesting NW waters has been identified
The alga may overgrow the reef, and smother corals, native algae and other organisms.
Tropical, temperate reefs react differently to fishing pressures
Researchers found what happens to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases between tropical to temperate ecosystems.
Saving coral reef fisheries with management areas
The study found that marine management areas are too small and allow some human use within their boundaries, limiting their ability to restore depleted fisheries.
Surprising growth rates discovered in deepest photosynthetic corals
The study alters the assumption that deep corals living on the brink of darkness grow extremely slowly.
Threat to coral found through bacteria
Researchers investigated the role of each component, host organisms, viruses, bacteria and metabolites, in coral-turf algal interactions.
Coral-saving techniques prove effective, research shows
A UH researcher said most species have a lot in common, which would allow the use of many of the same coral saving techniques.
