Coral reefs have exceptional levels of biodiversity and provide important social and ecological services, including food, coastal protection, recreation, tourism, and cultural connections. However, local stressors and climate change are causing a sharp decline in coral reefs and the more than 230 international agreements with coral reef provisions have failed …
In a bid to improve marine ecology of the state, the Gujarat Ecology Commission would be transplanting corals from the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu to the Gulf of Kutch.
Coral reefs are in dramatic global decline, with seaweeds commonly replacing corals. It is unclear, however, whether seaweeds harm corals directly or colonize opportunistically following their decline and then suppress coral recruitment. In the Caribbean and tropical Pacific, we show that, when protected from herbivores, ~40 to 70% of common …
P. Sudhakar Bleached corals will recover only if the temperature level comes down, says expert UNDER THREAT:Bleached coral off the Mandapam coast in Gulf of Mannar. TIRUNELVELI: The coral reef wealth of the Gulf of Mannar, which is being conserved through joint efforts of various governmental, non-governmental and research agencies, …
This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term
Reefs, mangrove forests and inland wetlands in arid regions can play a very cost-effective role in attenuating the impacts of extreme weather events such as the impacts of hurricanes and cyclones, extremes in precipitation and increases in evaporation due to higher temperatures. Inland wetlands can reduce extremes in runoff from …
Mumbai The state environment department on Wednesday initiated a first-of-its-kind project to study the impact of climate change in Maharashtra. A memorandum of understanding was signed with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) that will conduct the two-year study. Environment Secretary Valsa Nair Singh said,
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Survey of India is going to map the country's vast 7,500-km-long coastline, identifying areas vulnerable to high tides, rising sea levels and coastal erosion, in an unusually comprehensive hazard-mapping exercise to be completed over the next five years. The demarcation of …
This document contains the presentation by S. Masood Ahmad on impact of climate change on hard corals of Lakshadweep islands, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. Living scleractinian corals (eg. Porites spp.) provide an excellent archive of paleoclimatic records. Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes (d13C …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Gujarat Ecological Education Research (Geer) Foundation has conducted a unique study on the growth of corals around Kutch coastline. The study recorded a growth rate of 0.42 cm to 0.76 cm per annum of main coral species in this coastal area. Director of Geer, CN …
The recreational use of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a potential source of funding for MPAs in developing countries, for instance given the willingness of international divers to pay considerably higher diving fees than they currently pay. We conducted a global survey of MPAs containing coral reefs to investigate what …
Efforts needed to save corals from localised threats, says marine institute director Conservation of coral reefs will help in protecting marine species Live coral cover in Gulf of Mannar has increased in 2009 Tuticorin: The United Nations has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity in order to increase …
DINDIGUL: Creation of more green cover by growing a large number of trees will scale down global warming and keep the earth cool and make it an ideal place for all living things; traditional agriculture practices will protect cultivable lands. These observations were made at the South Regional Environment Conference …
This publication presents a framework for an understanding of the connectivity between tropical coastal ecosystems (including mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs) across environmental, economic, social, and management contexts. It presents innovative approaches to better understand, protect and value ecosystem services across linked habitats, and to allow informed trade-offs between different …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published a report of the expert meeting on Detection and Attribution Related to Anthropogenic Climate Change. The meeting, organized jointly by Working Groups I (Physical Science Basis and Impacts) and II (Adaptation and Vulnerability), was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 14-16 September …
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation. As a mega-diverse country and as a Party to the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), India had committed itself to …
Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitat that support half-a-million species, may start losing dominance from Indian seas starting 2030 following increase in sea temperature, says a new study. Scientists from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin studied the coral vulnerability due to warming of Indian seas reef regions …
This IUCN review released in Copenhagen highlights the way climate change is adversely affecting marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Arctic fox, Leatherback turtle, Beluga whale, Salmon and Ringed seal are amongst 10 species "destined to be hardest hit by climate change." The Polar Bear has come to symbolise the impacts …
