ecosystems
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See a Newly Discovered ‘Pristine’ Deep-Sea Coral Reef in the Galápagos
There’s a new, ancient coral reef in town, and it’s magnificent. Scientists working to survey the deep ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands discovered a never-before-observed reef complex, hundreds of meters below the sea surface. And, despite the current, sorry state of corals across the world’s marine ecosystems, this newly documented (but likely very old) reef…
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NZ Researchers Tickle Deep Ocean Organisms With Little Robots to Uncover the Secrets of the Sea
Despite New Zealanders’ close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of “temperate mesophotic ecosystems” (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate change mitigation. TMEs typically occur at depths of between 30 and 150 metres – the twilight zone of our oceans, where little sunlight remains. But…
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40% of the Amazon Is on the Brink of Transitioning to Savanna
Huge swaths of the Amazon have gotten so dry that they may be on the brink of transitioning into an entirely different kind of ecosystem, new research published in Nature Communications warns.
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Ecosystems The Size Of The Amazon Rainforest Could Collapse Within Decades
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, covering an area roughly the size of Australia. And yet it and other large ecosystems could be gone within our lifetime.